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06-27-2007 10:51 AM |
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Originally Posted by Chief
(Post 12667228)
Culture isn't defined exclusively by nation. We are an extenuation of Europe, of European culture, customs and values. Hell 100 years ago we were still proudly part of British Empire, and of course we quite legitimately laid claim to having the same culture and cultural practices as the British themselves. Since we formed our own self-governing body does that mean suddenly we are devoid of any of our 'own' culture?
Culture isn't developed within the borders of a nation-state exclusively, it is much more pervasive than that, and I would of thought that was pretty obvious. We are apart of Western-civilisation, which generally shares the same culture (with some minor deviation) and there is no reason to say that we can not lay claim to the same '10-20 fold' history of our European counterparts, after all it is certainly our history too, and our everyday life is a reflection of that in so many ways.
And yes, fingerprinting, etc is culture, but it certainly a pretty primitive form of it no matter how you paint it.
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You're talking about global culture [Western, Eastern] in the context of something very specific, ie, Australia.
Yes, we are a Monarchy, but I challenge you to find any Australian, ask them what their nationality is and have them say: Well, I'm actually British.
You may classify Australian culture as an augmentation of British culture, but it's not.
Australia is Australia - Britain is Britain... Australian history has roots in British history, but they are totally distinct.
Do you hear any Americans here stepping up and saying: hey, American culture is actually british, what what. |
