>>>>>>>>>As for those social so-called "sciences"... c'mon. They'd be doing the same thing they are doing anyway, just to a different tune.
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>>>>>>>>Hey, watch it... I have a Master's degree in Sociology...
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>>>>>>>But you probably got it in the U.S. or some other such parochial venue. ;)
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>>>>>>Actually, I received my degree from the University of Turku, Finland.
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>>>>>American prof perhaps? Or maybe one of the other students was from the U.S.?
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>>>>Neither. I had great professors (all Finns), half of them influenced by "Western" theories (Weber, Durkheim, Parsons...) and half of them influenced by Socialist/Communist theories (Marx, Engels, ...) But there was quite a few original Finnish thinking and theories as well (Eskola, Allardt, ...) No U.S. students anywhere to be seen at least in our department at that time.
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>>>Well, I give up then. I don't know why you aren't in complete accord with Dragan's thinking. ;)
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>>Oh, ok. I don't quite understand why this question about "parochial venues" came up to begin with...
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>Your opinion would be 'suspect' because it would be 'tainted and colored' (filtered is better perhaps) by your parochial education here in the U.S. (which couldn't possibly match that of a European education or else you would be agreeing not disagreeing) :o) However, since you attended school in Finland, you failed to support his position.
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>Am I wrong Dragan?

That was exactly the parody I was trying to subtlely express.