Ah, yes, cargo culting. The latest in a series of accusations leveled at the left leaning posters of this site. The rough definition of a cargo cult is "any of various native religious cults of a millenarian and messianic character located in the southwestern Pacific islands, holding that spirits will bring large cargoes of modern goods for distribution among its adherents."
Further, the primary association in cargo cults is between the divine nature of "cargo" (manufactured goods) and the advanced, non-native behavior, clothing and equipment of the recipients of the "cargo". Since the modern manufacturing process is unknown to them, members, leaders, and prophets of the cults maintain that the manufactured goods of the non-native culture have been created by spiritual means, such as through their deities and ancestors, and are intended for the local indigenous people, but that the foreigners have unfairly gained control of these objects through malice or mistake.
What's ironic about this rip is that it is the very essence of the anti-intellectualism that the Asimov quote the other day so perfectly illustrated. Manufacturing goods in a divine way is the conservative movement today. Thus, once again, we have:
mjh, Did you notice the Marky strawman that I pointed out? Or did you ignore it?
Oh, and thank you for demonstrating that you do not understand what the term "cargo culting" means. If you actually want to learn something, try learning what it means:
I get what it means, A. Noni. I'm saying that it's another
3. Projection/Flipping
The example in your link of Chinua Achebe is a great one to compare to the GOP's main talking points these days. Lofty proclamations without any serious effort to bring about those proclamations. In other words, there is no there there with you guys.
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So instead of complaining about it, stop making stuff up!
That is funny coming from this blog and the queen of fake - Arianna.
A. Noni,
3. Projection/Flipping.
6Kings,
2. Character Assassination/Ad Hominem.
Wave the magic words around. Maybe they'll cause some cargo to fall from the sky.
Ah, yes, cargo culting. The latest in a series of accusations leveled at the left leaning posters of this site. The rough definition of a cargo cult is "any of various native religious cults of a millenarian and messianic character located in the southwestern Pacific islands, holding that spirits will bring large cargoes of modern goods for distribution among its adherents."
Further, the primary association in cargo cults is between the divine nature of "cargo" (manufactured goods) and the advanced, non-native behavior, clothing and equipment of the recipients of the "cargo". Since the modern manufacturing process is unknown to them, members, leaders, and prophets of the cults maintain that the manufactured goods of the non-native culture have been created by spiritual means, such as through their deities and ancestors, and are intended for the local indigenous people, but that the foreigners have unfairly gained control of these objects through malice or mistake.
What's ironic about this rip is that it is the very essence of the anti-intellectualism that the Asimov quote the other day so perfectly illustrated. Manufacturing goods in a divine way is the conservative movement today. Thus, once again, we have:
3. Projection/Flipping.
More people heard my remarks.
mjh, Did you notice the Marky strawman that I pointed out? Or did you ignore it?
Oh, and thank you for demonstrating that you do not understand what the term "cargo culting" means. If you actually want to learn something, try learning what it means:
Metaphorical Uses of Cargo Cult
I get what it means, A. Noni. I'm saying that it's another
3. Projection/Flipping
The example in your link of Chinua Achebe is a great one to compare to the GOP's main talking points these days. Lofty proclamations without any serious effort to bring about those proclamations. In other words, there is no there there with you guys.
Lofty proclamations without any serious effort to bring about those proclamations.
Sounds a lot like Obama, really.
Larry,
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/rulings/promise-kept/
145 and counting.
Now, you can certainly have the opinion that you do but it is in no way factual. More like fictional.
Sure, Mark, sure. That's in no way a biased assessment, and I'm Marie of Rumania. Snort.
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