Talk:The European Dream
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This page has major problems; it's all trees and no forest! What is the thesis of this book? What's it's target audiance? What's the point of this list of factoids? Surely Rifkin must go beyond the title of the book in comparing the EU and US. Does he make any policy suggestion on either side? - RedWordSmith 16:11, 25 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- I've read it. There is indeed much more than is said in this article. This'll be a project of mine... EventHorizon talk 21:11, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)
The photo is of the European Commission headquarters, but does it add anything to the article? Is there a direct relation between the book and the building that needs explaining? If not it should be removed. Edward 07:28, 2005 Jun 1 (UTC)
What is deep play, by the way? I'm European, but I've never heard that term. --00:05, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
- Concur, what the hell is deep play? - FrancisTyers 13:37, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
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- Likewise. Nonsuch 00:50, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Deep Play
Deep Play is the idea that culture, cultural institutions and community have value in themselves (look at for instance the various historical trusts in European buildings, or the widespread support for the welfare state). In the US it tends to be undervalued in favor of commerce and utilitarianism. Put bluntly, if something "makes no money, it has no value". I really think it is a difference in values. Americans tend to admire people with more money, because money=status. Europeans seem to admire people who do "great things", and money is just one means to an end.
[edit] Trust
Can someone with knowledge of this article please fix the link to "Trust"? Trust is a disambiguation page, so the link should be replaced with [[<real page>|trust]]. I'd do it myself, but I don't know what the real link should be. Thanks --MrBoo (talk, contribs) 23:54, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
