Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id OAA23885 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Mon, 5 Mar 2001 14:05:56 GMT Message-ID: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3101745CC6@inchna.stir.ac.uk> From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk> To: "'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: RE: Witness Tells of Taliban Attack on Ancient Buddha Relics Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 14:02:35 -0000 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Hi Djordje,
I'll leave the man himself to answer your question, but welcome to the list.
Vincent
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> From: gvidan@EUnet.yu
> Reply To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Sent: Monday, March 5, 2001 1:44 pm
> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Subject: Re: Witness Tells of Taliban Attack on Ancient Buddha Relics
>
> I am new here, just getting the ropes. However, I believe that the
> Taliban's treatment of women is a cultural issue, therefore a
> memetic one as well. That's why I think that the Wade posting
> made sense.
>
> Please correct me if I am wrong.
>
> Regards,
>
> Djordje Vidanovich
>
>
>
> On 5 Mar 01, at 12:46, Robin Faichney wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 11:24:58AM -0000, Vincent Campbell wrote: >
> > I'm torn here. I hate it when history and archaeology is treated
> > with such > contempt, but at least as bad is the massive international
> > outcry over these > statues compared to the deafening silence over the
> > Taliban's treatment of > women. I think the international community
> > should get its priorities right.
> >
> > Leaving aside the obvious fact that everything cultural is, by
> > definition, memetic -- on the basis of which absolutely every aspect
> > of culture would be on-topic here -- what is specifically memetic
> > about this issue? Why did Wade post that message?
> >
> > --
> > Robin Faichney
> > robin@reborntechnology.co.uk
> >
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>
> Dr. Djordje Vidanovic
> Professor of Linguistics and Semantics
> University of Nis, Serbia
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> djordjev@junis.ni.ac.yu
> gvidan@EUnet.yu
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