Stand with Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan -- with democracy and civilization against tyranny and barbarism
posted by Infidel753 at 3:45 PM
Individualist, pro-technology, pro-democracy, anti-religion. I speak only for myself and not for any ideology, movement, or party. It has been my great good fortune to live my whole life free of "spirituality" of any kind. I believe that evidence and reason are the keys to understanding reality; that technology rather than ideology or politics has been the great liberator of humanity; and that in the long run, human intelligence is the most powerful force in the universe.
God doesn't exist
Evolution happened
Global warming is real
Homosexuality is normal
Aging is a curable disease
The election was not stolen
Everything "spiritual" is a lie
Free speech is for everybody
Humans do not have "souls"
Men can't become women
Fetuses are not persons
Words are not violence
Taiwan is a nation
Pluto is a planet
10 Comments:
Once again I find that surely music is a universal language. I liked that right off, lyrical, harmonic....whatever, it made my toes tap, didn't yours?
Bruce
Fantastic.
It’s hypnotic, really. It does have an earthy, but ethereal feel to it.
Hopefully, these languages will not be lost. It would be a tragedy.
XoXo
I didn't know that about the Latvian language -- interesting!
I have a book about the history of the English language. (I think I still have it.) It talks about how the English language almost disappeared. It was down to a few hundred speakers somewhere in England a long time ago but made a comeback.
Pagan, as in mankind seeking to reconcile itself with vastly more powerful and nearly inscrutable nature we are dependent upon. Hypnotic as a word, thanks previous poster, works well.
As I understand it the culture in that area produces independent women. Less patriarchy and misogyny? IDK. The ones in the video are beautiful in an understated and seemingly intelligent (bright, calm, and direct look to their eyes) way.
I don't know much of anything about languages ... but listening to the music and vocal arrangement, it makes me think of old school Irish and Celtic
Hypnotic is the right word for it. And I do love me some Celtic, Irish etc sound. Great music video btw, thanks for sharing it! 👍
I always wanted to spend a summer or two exploring the Baltic area, especially the coasts and islands. I wasn't aware of Latvian and Lithuanian being such old languages. The one I am most familiar with is Icelandic. If the Vikings of a thousand years ago came back they would still understand everything being said to them in Iceland.
Bruce: It's a very pleasing piece.
Sixpence: Those languages probably have a better chance of survival now that their countries are independent and they're not being overwhelmed with Russian so much.
Debra: It's an interesting distinction for such a tiny language. I do know the grammar of Latvian is fearfully complex.
Mike: I'd be curious to know exactly when that was? I'm not aware of any such near-disappearance, even in Norman times.
Anon: Latvia and Lithuania were among the last places in Europe to be Christianized, so traces of the original pagan culture and practices are nearer the surface, so to speak. As to women, I don't know a lot about Latvian culture, but the nearby Slavic cultures are pretty patriarchal. I've heard it said that eastern European women tend to be pretty tough -- because they have to be.
Ranch & Hot: In some other videos from Tautumeitas where the musicians are visible, I've actually seen bagpipes played. I wonder if there's some cultural relationship with the Celts, or if certain aspects of music were widely diffused across northern Europe in ancient times.
Jono: Icelandic has a similar "living fossil" status among Scandinavian languages. This is the same concept, only far older. Some languages just change over time far less than others.
You're going to make me try and find that book now.
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