Aug 24, 2006, 02:55 AM
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On what Night Phoenix said, I'd say it's more than about the majority in population. It's basically who's in the highest class of society. As far as I know, white people are not the majority on earth, yet if a white person gets abducted in Africa, it's a big deal because she's the minority. Yet, that same white person would get coverage in the US also... because, she's...the majority?
It's because Western Civilization, basically white people, have influenced the world in such an incisive way that we all have this mode of thought. I'm not white, yet throughout my childhood I've had an affinity for white people. DOes this mean that the universal truth speaks that white people are the superior ones? Fuck no, but it's the kind of thought and environment I was raised in. This world has a western bias, that's what this is all about.
On a different note, I disagree with how most people use statistics to back up how you're safer on a plane than in a car. Sure, more annual deaths occur in automobile accidents than actual plane crashes. But atleast the car is on the ground, I mean, other than you crashing into shit [which is the basic way to die in a car] you're pretty much safe. If the plane were suddenly turned off or something, you just fall straight down. There's no default safe-mode for a plane once it's in flight, it's just a lot scarier. Plus compare the amount of flights to the overall amount of people driving... BIG fucking difference.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
The only way out is through.
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