choices : political : SHOULD THE WEST IMPOSE ITS VALUES ON THE ENTIRE WORLD [+] ballot by ulysse created Tue Jul 08, 03 The West, most notably Americans, believe their military might allows them to impose their "values" and their way of life on the rest of the world. Now, there are good things from Western civilization, such as liberty, rights consciousness, due process of law, privacy and individualism. However that also entails exploitation,consumerism, materialism, egoism and brutal competitiveness. Eastern values of distributive justice, duty-consciousness, ritual, public-spiritedness and group orientation also have a value and a place in modern civilization. Should the world be converted to the Western way and lose the richness of the East? Yes, the USA will prosper and that's all that matters. No, global diversity will enrich us all We should learn from each other Who cares? Ballot #1287 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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