You are right, vacuous because I was pissed and emotive when I typed it; I
had just returned from a drinking session with some monarchists !-) I am
surprised the spelling was so accurate!
Having said that, what remains if a nation's heritage is dumped. The risk
is that whatever is the most appealing to the widest population becomes
adopted for as long as it remains in vogue. Or am I still intoxicated with
an out of date discourse?
>From: "Mark Kelly" <mgekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>I would have thought an important lesson of Foucault is that there is no
>sharp disjuncture between 'controlled misinformation' and 'natural
>evolution' - indeed, the latter phrase seems pretty vacuous to me.
>
> > Are these the result of controlled misinformation or natural evolution
>of
>a
> > society? If these are the result of controlled misinformation then why
>has
> > no viable alternative been put forth and if the republican movement were
>to
> > be taken seriously should it be expected to provide a viable
>alternative?
> > Or, perhaps is Australia to be denuded of meaningful national symbolism
>and
> > clothed in the latest fashionable accessory?
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had just returned from a drinking session with some monarchists !-) I am
surprised the spelling was so accurate!
Having said that, what remains if a nation's heritage is dumped. The risk
is that whatever is the most appealing to the widest population becomes
adopted for as long as it remains in vogue. Or am I still intoxicated with
an out of date discourse?
>From: "Mark Kelly" <mgekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>I would have thought an important lesson of Foucault is that there is no
>sharp disjuncture between 'controlled misinformation' and 'natural
>evolution' - indeed, the latter phrase seems pretty vacuous to me.
>
> > Are these the result of controlled misinformation or natural evolution
>of
>a
> > society? If these are the result of controlled misinformation then why
>has
> > no viable alternative been put forth and if the republican movement were
>to
> > be taken seriously should it be expected to provide a viable
>alternative?
> > Or, perhaps is Australia to be denuded of meaningful national symbolism
>and
> > clothed in the latest fashionable accessory?
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Hot chart ringtones and polyphonics. Go to
http://ninemsn.com.au/mobilemania/default.asp