Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "A critique of national parks as "America's best id...":
It's critical that western peoples not be greedy, not be self-serving; but that is not possible for most peoples much of the time, really. The motives of civilized peoples are a complex conundrum of both positive and harmful values. You phrase your points well.
It is useless but hopeful, in my opinion, to believe that western culture can ever do better than it has. There are limits, unfortunately, to what can be achieved altruistically.
Posted by Anonymous to Jim's Eclectic World at 9/30/09 9:21 AM
About Me
- Jim Macdonald
- Hi, my name is Jim Macdonald, and I have an odd assortment of interests. In no particular order, I love Yellowstone, I am an anti-authoritarian activist and organizer, and I have a background in philosophy, having taught at the college level. My blog has a lot more links to my writing and my other Web sites. In Jim's Eclectic World, I try to give a holistic view of my many interests. Often, all three passions show themselves interweaving in the very same blog. Anyhow, I think it's a little different. But, that's me. I'm not so much out there, but taken together, I'm a little unusual.