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12-21-2006, 04:20 PM
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Utopia: Can or should it exist?
I've heard the phrases - "Utopia doesn't exist." or "In a perfect world. . . . . "
Is this something we should individually and collectively be working toward or is it truly just a pipe dream - something that has absolutely no chance of happening? thoughts? opinions? |
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12-21-2006, 04:50 PM
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erika
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It can't happen, because people suck.
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12-21-2006, 05:39 PM
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trying hard to be a better person
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It can't happen because everyone has a different idea about what Utopia is.
I'm pretty certain my idea of a perfect world would be far different from the perfect world someone like ummm...let's say LJ might dream of.
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12-21-2006, 06:24 PM
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I can hear my ears
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12-21-2006, 06:00 PM
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We have to go back, Kate!
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The trouble with utopian visions is that they have a tendency to demand uniformity. that's the sort of thinking that led to eugenics.
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12-21-2006, 06:25 PM
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trying hard to be a better person
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Not starting shit. Just making an example from our vastly different views on the way the world should be run.
edit: I could have used many others also, such as Maggie, UG, 9th etc. Don't be paranoid.
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12-21-2006, 06:30 PM
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I can hear my ears
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are you starting shit?
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12-21-2006, 06:31 PM
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trying hard to be a better person
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Grow up LJ. Can't you just leave things alone?
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12-21-2006, 06:32 PM
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I can hear my ears
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you must be starting shit
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12-21-2006, 06:33 PM
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trying hard to be a better person
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Do you have opposite political to views or me or not? If not, then I retract my statement.
If so, either respond to the question or stop trying to start shit. That's all there is to it.
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12-21-2006, 06:59 PM
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I can hear my ears
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12-22-2006, 02:46 AM
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Read? I only know how to write.
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12-21-2006, 06:44 PM
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First of all, the word utopia itself means that it cannot exist.
u=not + topia=society. utopia=A society that doesn't exist A Eutopia is a society that is in perfect harmony but the Greek's realized that a perfect society is impossible, so they used utopia and it caught on. Read "Brave New World" or "1984" for a good view on a dystopia, or a eutopia gone wrong. |
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12-21-2006, 07:35 PM
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I can hear my ears
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ali, you still don't think i'm funny?
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12-21-2006, 08:08 PM
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stop shit-stirrng, LJ
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