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Daily Archives: January 4, 2022
Broken societies: Inequality, cohesion and the middle-class dream
‘There is no evidence that the ethos of a people can be changed according to plan. It is one thing to engineer consent by the techniques of mass manipulation; to change a people’s fundamental view of the world is quite … Continue reading
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What Is Social Cohesion?
Christian Albrecht Larsen writes: * I suggest that we define social cohesion as the belief held by citizens of a given nation-state that they share a moral community, which enables them to trust each other… The very discussion of social … Continue reading
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National Identity & Social Cohesion
Here is a 2021 paper by Christian Albrekt Larsen: * [Hans] Kohn’s distinction had its roots in Meineke’s (1970[1907]) distinction between “staatsnation” (state nation) and “kulturnation” (culture nation). Kohn’s basic argument was that in Western Europe (his examples were France, … Continue reading
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Should I Stay Or Should I Go Now?
I’m thinking about moving to Sydney. If my growth in Orthodox Judaism is my number one priority, then there is no question I should stay in LA. The Los Angeles Orthodox Jewish community is about 30 times the size of … Continue reading
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G-Day Brisbane!
https://www.quora.com/Which-parts-of-Australia-are-considered-redneck-areas-that-are-similar-to-the-Deep-South-of-the-USA https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/tell-tale-signs-brisbane-is-still-a-hick-town.1086488/page-4 https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/10194468/How-Brisbane-stopped-being-a-redneck-wonderland https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/brisbane-is-just-a-big-country-town-after-all-20100411-s0ic.html https://www.peopleconnexion.com/why-brisbane-is-australias-most-underrated-city-and-next-rail-hotspot/ https://sitchu.com.au/brisbane/neighbourhood-watch/best-places-to-live-in-the-world-brisbane https://osheabuilders.com.au/9-reasons-for-brisbane/ With my sister and my Uncle Don Booth (mom’s side).
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