RE: Re: Opinion - Respect

From: "Tony Christney" <tchristney@telus.net>

> I just wish that people would consider that there may in fact be
> Muslims, French, Poles, Italians, etc. on this list, and they
> have a right to be treated with respect

It is possible to respect the individual but not the culture (and vice
versa), of course.  And, of course, it's possible to be civil either
way.

>From: Alan and Carmel Brain 
But there are cultural differences.

The trick is, of course, that it is a lot easier to see the flaws in
other cultures than those in our own.  I can see some of the aspects of
Arabic culture which cause problems on the battlefield (and I specify
Arabic only because I'm designing Islamic Federation units).  It's
natural to assume that US units (and UK/Aussie/Canadian units, who
are...I know I'm going to regret this...from our point of view, honorary
US units, so to speak) are more on-the-ball than anyone else.  But
someone with an outside persepective might say something like "US troops
*think* they're Regular d8 quality, but they're actually Green d6;
however, they gain experience 25% faster than the basic rate to
compensate".

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