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I find the "I'm Finnish" defense to be somewhat strange. Let's say someone comes from a culture with rampant sexism and racism, and he manages a project by thr
by cromwellian 13y ago
I find the "I'm Finnish" defense to be somewhat strange. Let's say someone comes from a culture with rampant sexism and racism, and he manages a project by throwing sexist and racist epithets at contributors, would we excuse it? Then why do you get a pass just because you were raised to be a jerk? At some point, you've got to break free of some of the bad personal habits you were raised with.
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- jeltz 13y agoA cultural relativist view would disagree with you. What is superior about this specific breed of American culture some think Linus should conform to? As a Swede I do not see Linus as being particularly rude. Linus seems to be of the view that people should try to cooperate despite cultural differences instead of trying to remove them and all conform to a single culture (which one should they pick?).
- cromwellian 13y agoWhy is being civil all of a sudden an American property?