Monday, May 17, 2010

Lia: a brief summary so far.

So, so far, I feel like Cynthia Selfe is really sending out this message that American's are these horrible people who only care about themselves and such. Which might be very well true, BUT at the same time that is a giant generalization because not all American's might feel this way. I know that this is her opinion of what the world is coming to but she should really be careful of what she is saying. Like when she says, "Unfortunately, if Americans have no collective imaginary context for, or historical experience of, a real global village, nor do they have any real experience with an undifferentiated land of opportunity. Our cultural experience, indeed, tells us something very different-that America is the land of opportunity only for some people." (page 304) Now, the last part of this super strong claim might as well be true, again though she is making these accusations at Americans. I feel like Selfe makes herself seem like she is better than everyone else, and I feel like she isn't. But I do condone her for her effort to make a point of the American persona. She also tends to contradict herself like for instance, "One of the most popular narratives Americans tell ourselves about computers is that technology will help us create a global village in which the people of the world are all connected-communicating with one another and cooperating for the commonweal....This story, as you can imagine, is appealing at a romantic level to many Americans. It is also, quite terrifying. Becoming just another member of the tribe, just another citizen of the global village, suggests the possibility that Americans could be asked to relinquish their current privileged status in the world." (page 294) What is this saying? We say that we want this united village, everyon live as one but it never happens. Because in all actuality that will never happen. I know that I am christian and I believe that ever since Adam and Eve bit from the forbidden fruit that any chance of world peace is demolished. The vision of this global village is an optimistic point of view and technology won't get us there no matter how much we try.

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