Easter Island

As I was reading the Easter Island article, it reminded me of something I had read in 9th grade. The article I had read in 9th grade was Ritual of body – Nacirema tribe. It's written by Horace Miner. In the article, Miner describes a tribe which does things unimaginable, but in actuality, he is describing America (Nacirema backwards), just from a different point of view. Looking at our culture through different eyes, makes us look revolting and odd, but its these everyday things that make us America. The reason that the Easter Island article reminded me of the Nacirema Tribe article, is because I feel like they are both looking at our civilization through different eyes.

In Easter Island, they stepped on people, and used everything they had to be on top. In America, we step all over other countries, and steal resources from the earth as well as other countries, just so we can be on top. Just so we can have the best things for our civilization. 100% of civilizations before us have collapsed, and by looking at one (Easter Island), we see why. But why can't we see that in our own civilization. We're the more advanced Easter Island.