Anyway, I'm obviously missing something because I don't understand why people are supposedly mad. Someone spell it out to me, I guess.
You mean like the societies that condone honor killings?SChool shootings,bombings, and the like will always be prevalent in societies that value pride over honor. I am not an America hater but this is the one thing in our country that drives me insane. Most Americans use the words pride and honor interchangeably. It is better(in America) to be infamous than average,fun than reliable, and stubborn than reasonable. I really think that by placing more value in honor and avoiding prideful behavior we can have a safer,healthier, happier society.
Should be called pride killings. It's their pride that has been hurt not their honor.You mean like the societies that condone honor killings?
Should be called pride killings. It's their pride that has been hurt not their honor.
I'm not saying any other culture is better in this respect(I don't have the requisite experience to comment). I am saying that these acts are usually either done for prideful reasons(infamy,best god) or hurt pride(teased,rejected). If we were less prideful and more honorable I think these things would happen less.
The Klingons are better. That's about it.
Should be called pride killings. It's their pride that has been hurt not their honor.
I'm not saying any other culture is better in this respect(I don't have the requisite experience to comment). I am saying that these acts are usually either done for prideful reasons(infamy,best god) or hurt pride(teased,rejected). If we were less prideful and more honorable I think these things would happen less.
Agree re: pride. Thought your post was suggesting the USA was worse than other countries. Pride is a universal problem.
The Klingons are better. That's about it.
Klingons are a classic misuse of the word honor. They are prideful. They are capable of honorable acts, but they are motivated by their pride.