- 07 Mar 2017 20:00
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Well I've just noticed that generally the world has the world becomes more integrated and 'globalist' I suppose but I've noticed this trend where generally there seems to be a trend of preserving your race and countries nationality and heritage; specifically amongst all of this global shifting of power and change. I've noticed that it's sort of always been like this with most countries, but where does this leave the West in particular doesn't fit into this as well? I've noticed that one trend in particular is that everything has become more monolithic and kind of homogeneous as well. The thing with the West is that it's always been kind of a melting pot and has never really struck entirely to only tradition, or even ideas of racial purity or whatever either. We've always sort of just went along and let our culture happen naturally, and now as I look back I have noticed that there's something that originated from there, a certain culture and sense of looking at things or aesthetic. I am getting this sense that in this on going trend of change and globalization it's not being quite accepted? I mean that's the thing, I'm mixed, almost everyone in the West is at least a Euro-mutt to some degree, but there's a lot of these other countries who are not like that at all. I mean I think of a lot of European and in particular Scandinavian countries who are like that specifically, and I guess maybe China. I think there's others but I cannot think of them at the moment. (they're so old fashioned to me, I find them really boring)
A big problem with real Western culture is that it cannot really be homogenized, bought or sold as much. I think they've tried to, but they've only really failed. Not to mention there's large groups in the country who are not trying to shame others who are like that, and as well say that it's "only for kids" but a lot of adults who are like that generally are perceived as being "hard" and tend to have lots of tattoos, ride motorcycles, that kind of stuff. It's a part of our culture as well to sort of be 'latchkey' kids and let them run wild and be their own person's. The music in particular, punk, metal and such has become sort of a right of passage to all of us. Music is a part of who I am and that is at least part of where I draw the line.
No offense to anyone but I would like for them to have an open mind, but I get a sense that with this new "nationalist" movement, since a little of these globally integrated countries are already acting themselves nationalist in a cultural sense, I wonder if the "nationalist" thing is just the opposite for more free-minded and individualist cultures such as ourselves? I get a sense that they simply want to do the same thing but in their own manner. For example I know that Japan is very similar and they've been wanting to do business with America specifically now that they've both become nationalist, same the Britain. It's nothing personal, we're just not compatible.
A big problem with real Western culture is that it cannot really be homogenized, bought or sold as much. I think they've tried to, but they've only really failed. Not to mention there's large groups in the country who are not trying to shame others who are like that, and as well say that it's "only for kids" but a lot of adults who are like that generally are perceived as being "hard" and tend to have lots of tattoos, ride motorcycles, that kind of stuff. It's a part of our culture as well to sort of be 'latchkey' kids and let them run wild and be their own person's. The music in particular, punk, metal and such has become sort of a right of passage to all of us. Music is a part of who I am and that is at least part of where I draw the line.
No offense to anyone but I would like for them to have an open mind, but I get a sense that with this new "nationalist" movement, since a little of these globally integrated countries are already acting themselves nationalist in a cultural sense, I wonder if the "nationalist" thing is just the opposite for more free-minded and individualist cultures such as ourselves? I get a sense that they simply want to do the same thing but in their own manner. For example I know that Japan is very similar and they've been wanting to do business with America specifically now that they've both become nationalist, same the Britain. It's nothing personal, we're just not compatible.