loyalty

Submitted by myth (Germany), Oct 10, 2012 at 08:49

Some of my personal friends were born in the Middle East. They complain about the Western practice of loyalty and personal friendship which they think is casual at best, unreliable at worst. That points to a more general point missing from the debate. What constitutes the character of Middle Eastern culture in particular that would open productive relations? I believe the oriental sensitivity to loyalty is a key. Against that concept both options in the debate seem unproductive to me.

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