Home made philosophy

[mashu_muhina]

I spent 3 evenings, making a video about summer adventures in Romania. Once it was done, I started thinking again about people I met, about experiences I had ...and then about stories I tell about it here to my friends and mates and their reaction

Comments

[radiorama]

услышать такую реакцию от девочки из твоего университета очень иронично, я думаю

[mashu_muhina]

с иллюзией "дружбы народов" мы расстались еще на первом курсе =))

[radiorama]

широта взглядов - это прям про вас!

[mashu_muhina]

ну, в РУДН же уже "50 лет растят мировую элиту"

[captain_1iberty]

из моего опыта так всегда и происходит: ты воспринимаешь людей определенной страны определенным образом, имеешь какие-то представления,исходя из того, что знаешь о политической,экономической и социальной ситуации,ну и т.п., но встречая конкретного человека все это вообще оказывается ничего не стоит)

[suicide_genia]

You are surprisingly pessimistic.

Having no illusion concerning politics is very useful. The earlier one begins to realize it the better... I suppose that politics have always been like that. And will be like that forever.

As for prejudice: most serious and deep philosophers and psychologists of XX-th century proved that contemporary man's mind is full of myths, that mythology is an integral part of the human being. We could never do without this form of knowledge, it's essential. So its presence is not a problem at all...

[mashu_muhina]

I don't agree completely with your idea about prejudice. Having mythology and making myths can be an integral part of one's mind as a sort of security mechanism - in order not to loose own cultural identity a community separates itself from other communities.
But scientific and technical progress, or better let's say globalisation, imposes new patterns of behaviour: the world is getting much more interconnected, and we have to follow it. When our stereotypes don't influence badly other people, it's okey - when you sit at home and make laugh of stupid Americans or always drunk Russians. But when you don't hire a Romanian because he/she is considered to be a "gypsy thief" it is medieval, isn't it? back in old days in Russia people thought that some foreigners have dog heads - should we preserve such myths? =)
Of course I'm giving just some particular examples, but basing opinion about someone according to this individual's nationality, race, clothes, religion can be very misleading...

[suicide_genia]

I didn't mean that this prejudice is correct, of course! I just say that prejudice is immortal. Only this. I share your concern about wrong ideas we have about other nations. But frankly speaking I don't see - even in our century - any reliable medium to get rid of it. No medium but usual education and self-education.

And of course we shouldn't preserve harmful or out-of-date myths. Mythologies change and evolve constantly. So I don't get what we don't consent in. =)

[mashu_muhina]

Now I understand pretty well what you mean - I just pointed out your idea about myths not being a "problem". Perhaps any kinds of cross cultural education, exchanges etc. can help, but it's impossible to spread these things everywhere, unfortunately.