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To: rlmorel

What happened is that they thought there was no culture that had anything to contribute to them, so they became completely insulated.

I get it. Kind of like Ivy Leaguers from the Northeast. They can't possibly learn from anybody else -- they know everything worth knowing.

36 posted on 04/13/2009 5:55:10 PM PDT by Mad Dawg (Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)

To: Mad Dawg

We owe far more to Byzantium than we will ever owe the Islamic culture anything.

37 posted on 04/13/2009 5:59:36 PM PDT by Mmogamer (<This space for lease>)

To: Mad Dawg

LOL...as someone who lives up here...I would say that is an entirely accurate analogy.

Sadly.

43 posted on 04/13/2009 9:11:30 PM PDT by rlmorel ("The Road to Serfdom" by F.A.Hayek - Read it...today.)

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