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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 189856" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>That's a good point about "Love Story". I'd forgotten that. So think about it - that was 1971, I think, maybe '72, and the attitude then STILL was, "is it better to tell them, or not?"</p><p></p><p>It's not that long ago.</p><p></p><p>The differences between various ideologies around the world are not so much religious as cultural. I think it goes beyond religion - there are a number of cultures where we see this sort of inequality. But within religions we can always find places where there IS equality. </p><p></p><p>It takes time to bring about change anywhere. Sometimes in this world we experience a great deal of change on one area and we expect the same degree of change everywhere. But for many reasons, it takes longer.</p><p></p><p>The more information is freely available, the faster change can happen. But sometimes this brings problems too, if change happens too quickly. We lose the delightful individuality that we have been taught to value about a place or culture. But that individuality often has its price, its downside.</p><p></p><p>There are some countries in this world currently going through a great deal of change. India, for example - as the country embraces technology and sells its services to the world, it is experiencing a great deal of change. There are still places in India where things happen that horrify us, but increasingly, as India becomes important to the Western world (and vice versa) the spotlight is shining on the problems and people are learning that there are other ways of thinking.</p><p></p><p>You can't force sudden change. Even with China and the recent world attention, it will still take more time and long-term pressure from the world in general, for more good changes to happen. To make it happen overnight - it just can't be done. Hey, if it could, then the whole problem of our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan wouldn't exist! We'd have been able to have all our armies home long ago...</p><p></p><p>This is cultural on a broad level. </p><p></p><p>As for this family - let's just hope that they get some help and that the government can find a positive way to address this cultural issue, perhaps by changing the laws to be more equitable to women.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 189856, member: 1991"] That's a good point about "Love Story". I'd forgotten that. So think about it - that was 1971, I think, maybe '72, and the attitude then STILL was, "is it better to tell them, or not?" It's not that long ago. The differences between various ideologies around the world are not so much religious as cultural. I think it goes beyond religion - there are a number of cultures where we see this sort of inequality. But within religions we can always find places where there IS equality. It takes time to bring about change anywhere. Sometimes in this world we experience a great deal of change on one area and we expect the same degree of change everywhere. But for many reasons, it takes longer. The more information is freely available, the faster change can happen. But sometimes this brings problems too, if change happens too quickly. We lose the delightful individuality that we have been taught to value about a place or culture. But that individuality often has its price, its downside. There are some countries in this world currently going through a great deal of change. India, for example - as the country embraces technology and sells its services to the world, it is experiencing a great deal of change. There are still places in India where things happen that horrify us, but increasingly, as India becomes important to the Western world (and vice versa) the spotlight is shining on the problems and people are learning that there are other ways of thinking. You can't force sudden change. Even with China and the recent world attention, it will still take more time and long-term pressure from the world in general, for more good changes to happen. To make it happen overnight - it just can't be done. Hey, if it could, then the whole problem of our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan wouldn't exist! We'd have been able to have all our armies home long ago... This is cultural on a broad level. As for this family - let's just hope that they get some help and that the government can find a positive way to address this cultural issue, perhaps by changing the laws to be more equitable to women. Marg [/QUOTE]
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