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CIVILIZATION

European cultures over the past six centuries have justified their treatment of other peoples, of other cultures, based on their own definition of civilization.  The true test of civilization is not what is said or done but how they apply their beliefs and values as compared to a common standard or set of principles.  A basic aboriginal premise is that every thing that the Great Spirit has created is good.  Organization that respects the value and dignity of all people, is civilized.  That they are merciful, peacemakers, gentle and a sharing culture, are attributes of civilization. A culture that respects the fundamental right to life, liberty, freedom in the pursuit of happiness is civilized. A culture that respects self discipline, integrity, responsibility with accountability and a right to work is civilized.

CHRISTIANITY IN ESSENCE SAYS

This then is the acid test of the quality of a culture based upon Christian and Spiritual principles.

THE SOURCE OF OUR BELIEFS

To under-stand our European roots we must consider its primary sources, the Sumerian (Iraq) Culture.  Most Europeans believe Iraq is the cradle of their civilization, being value-added to by Egypt, Greek and Roman cultures.  Mesopotamia (Iraq) is from the Greek meaning between the rivers, Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.  The Aboriginal People from this area however simply called it 'The Land'.  This highly simplistic view is greatly distorted by a historically inaccurate record called the Jewish and Christian Bible(s).

The Sumerian tradition is incorporated into the Canaanite-Hebrew culture then through the Christians to the balance of Europe.  The Canaanite-Hebrews collected all Middle East traditions, then combined, edited and adapt them to their view of reality.  It is noteworthy that if it was not for their Bible, history would have ignored the Canaanite-Hebrew tradition as insignificant.  Much of the Canaanite-Hebrew tradition is borrowed directly from the Egyptian tradition including their Ten Commandments and their one God concept.

The Greek culture many believe is comparable to the Maya culture of America.  The Greeks are not considered very innovative but focused on the collection and refinement of existing beliefs and values from all cultures much like the Canaanite-Hebrew.  This cultural attribute proved quite effective.

The Asiatic cultures, primarily the Mongoloid culture greatly influenced both European and Middle East cultures.
Early Europe started out as a maternalistic culture as did most of our known world.  Maternalism is suggested in their burial rituals that respect women, children and men equally.   Some believe that Mesopotamia is the birthplace of paternalism rather than Egypt.  The shift from maternalism to paternalism represents the beginning of a caste culture or as some believe a falling from God's grace.  Most Europeans believe that Mesopotamia gave Europe three of the notable paternalistic religions, Semitic-Judaism, Roman-Christianity and Semitic Judo-Islamism.  Others believe that Egypt is the primary source of these religious beliefs.

Viewing our reality from a paternal perspective as compared to a maternal perspective alters our entire fundamental belief and value system.  It is imperative to understand the implications of a paternal vs. maternal value system.  Mesopotamia gave the world the idea of sin, devil worship and intolerance.  This basic assumption that the world is intrinsically evil governs many of our other judgments.  Western tradition identifies the devil as Satan or Lucifer, the morning star.  In the 4 and 5th century he is Sammael and to the Muslims he is Iblis.

Civilization from the Europe-Mesopotamia definition is large cities, large population, one monopolistic God, organized religion, pessimism, individualism, ownership and writing. In early Mesopotamia each city had its own true God.   They consider others uncivilized or a savage people if they have a different religion than the ruling authority.   It is noteworthy that some believe that early Egypt had no concept of religion as an idea.

A GOD KING BELIEF IS DEVELOPED

Ubaid-Sumerian contributed divine Kingship, then the Egyptian culture added optimism and reinforced state possessions to the definition of civilization.  This Sumerian  Kingship belief became so established that medieval Popes proclaimed that countries without a King shouldn't be allowed to exist.  Kingship they believed is a divine appointment by God, the contention of the Ubaid of Iraq.

A GOD KING NEEDS SERVANTS.

The Greeks based their culture on analysis of the East Indian culture.  The Greek gave us the notion of natural slaves and perfected the definition of political city-states.  The Greeks borrowed these ideas from the Sumerians and refined them.  The truth criteria of civilization therefore for Europeans became the acquisition of goods and people, exploitation and control of the environment through violence, sustained by a religious belief of divine superiority over others.  This European dogma is systemic, being entrenched into their religious, political and business systems and procedures.  This fanatical belief has become so endemic that present devotees still do not see the evil of this cultural heritage.  It is not by chance that the Hudson Bay Company called its indentured employees 'servants' and why this was so abhorant to the Indians.

If it is your intention to victimize another peoples you must first rationalize them into savagery or classify them as un-civilized.  That two thirds of India still lives in a village society this makes them uncivilized even to this present time, from a European perspective.

In contrast, Native American and early Asian and European cultures believed civilization is the degree of harmony between peoples, nature and the cosmos.  Native North America believed that being kind and fair in dealing with others, extending generosity to strangers and a system of political justice where the strong can't take advantage of the weak is civilization.  This spirituality is an integration of a God idea with the cosmos, nature and man.

The question remains, why do the people of Europe nurture this deep seated almost pathological need for violence that continues right into the twenty-second century. A top priority of the world, to avoid a third World War and the destruction of our environment should be to find the fundamental causes of violence and eliminate it from our cultures.
Unfortunately most of our business, religious and political leaders exhibit pathological characteristics that are consistent with the driving forces required to obtain and hold positions of power.

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