you missed the "relatively" in my statement. as i inferred earlier; i recognise that human history evolved from cavemen with clubs rather than Elysium.How do you judge society to be stable and plural I wonder? Plural is an easier one to look at, so lets have a quick look at how inclusive Britain has been... this list is not by any means going to be definitive, but I'll try to bring out some important milestones or positive steps.
So, up untill 1928, only the upper/middle classes could vote -while 1832 saw only 1 in 7 of the male population with a vote. Up untill 1948, some people had more than 1 vote (e.g. extra votes for having a degree, owning a certain ammount of capital, owning properties in different constituencies etc), elections were literaly biased in the favour of the views of the few.
Just how is that open and plural?
Do you know what hubris is?
lol, yes, however the opposite is equally as damaging a trait, and i find it far more common in Britain.
Last edited by Furunculus; 01-18-2010 at 17:47.
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