I got the captain one and had a couple others reversed. Just watched Band of Brothers, thought I would have done better on that.
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Just came across this in a class reading and thought it relevant to this topic on the ability to identify with the "other," whether it be race or class or any other group
Disclaimer: contemporary America differs from apartheid South Africa in significant ways, but the central principle of empathy is always central to social cohesion
From Nelson Mandela's speech at the Rivonia trial in 1964, defending sabotage and his role in it
Quote:
The lack of human dignity experienced by Africans is the direct result of the policy of white supremacy. White supremacy implies black inferiority. Legislation designed to preserve white supremacy entrenches this notion. Menial tasks in South Africa are invariably performed by Africans. When anything has to be carried or cleaned the white man will look around for an African to do it for him, whether the African is employed by him or not. Because of this sort of attitude, whites tend to regard Africans as a separate breed. They do not look upon them as people with families of their own; they do not realize that they have emotions - that they fall in love like white people do; that they want to be with their wives and children like white people want to be with theirs; that they want to earn enough money to support their families properly, to feed and clothe them and send them to school. And what 'house-boy' or 'garden-boy' or labourer can ever hope to do this?
Read the whole thing if you're inclined, it's powerful and also a damn good argument tactically.
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Scroed a 20 which I think most people who grew up on Long Island in a "nice" suburb would. I got some points for working nights in a factory during my last two years at Stony Brook and for taking a Greyhound to some West Coast Dead Shows. The only thing I'm regretful about not getting points for was the military insignias. I didn't know a single one and my Grandfather would be embarrassed by it.
I guess growing up po' and into the middle class in a small town with a dad in union and serving in the military and working as an engineer in a factory slants this a bit...
Scored an 80.
Lost most points on TV and movies.
Didn't count college years poverty. I don't drink any more so lost points there too.
I don't think this tells a lot. They need to break it down more into subcultures. Especially poor minorities.
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The only thing I'm regretful about not getting points for was the military insignias. I didn't know a single one and my Grandfather would be embarrassed by it. 
Frank
