tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post2377773314642167305..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: Generational Change, Cultural Gatekeepers and Loss of the PastJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-62480443945516453412007-12-27T12:40:00.000+11:002007-12-27T12:40:00.000+11:00It's very difficult, David. I cannot comment on th...It's very difficult, David. I cannot comment on the US position, although I found your comment interesting in that it points to some of the same issues.<BR/><BR/>Speaking personally rather than professionally, one of the problems is the nature of adjustment to change. Here I noted your post re change in Italy.<BR/><BR/>I do not want the past rammed down people's throats. I do want people to have access to it. <BR/><BR/>Coming back to View Italy, no one can stop change. What one can do, however, is to try to present and promote the best, the core, even when this seems out of kilter with the times.<BR/><BR/>I hope that this does not seem too random a comment. As I think that you know, View Italy has always been one of my blogging inspirations because of the way you have tried to capture and present the core essence of Italy.<BR/><BR/>I bear this in mind when I write. Sometimes, like you, I get very frustrated. I really want to rail against what I see as crap. But better, I think, if I can make people think, if I can educate.<BR/><BR/>Enough. I will come back to you with comments on your VI post.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-58439771587485081872007-12-27T11:13:00.000+11:002007-12-27T11:13:00.000+11:00I understand your concern. The US has been moving ...I understand your concern. The US has been moving in this direction since the late 70s. Kids do not know what the fifty states are much less who Alexander Hamilton was.<BR/><BR/>How can we appreciate who we are if we do not know the battles our parents fought.<BR/><BR/>I am frustrated...Travel Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04190254945443952556noreply@blogger.com