Disney? or Plato?

Anna Gregoline | February 3, 2004
In 2,000 years, will history remember Disney, or Plato?

Jeff Flom | February 3, 2004
This is a very interesting article. However they failed to bring up the most relevant topic which disappointed me; the most serious challenge to the exportation of U.S. and western culture is "Radical Islamic Terrorrism".

Scott Hardie | February 4, 2004
It's impossible for us to say, of course, but I wish I could find out. Without getting into a lit-crit analysis, the works that last through the centuries are those of great mythic strength or historical signficance or philosophical value. Those works that were originally mere entertainment had to have a redeeming quality to survive, such as Shakespeare's plays having an artistry of language. Disney's works have no great redeeming quality and probably won't have historical significance and certainly have no philosophical value, and their mythic strength comes directly from the classic literature on which most of them are based. I know of no other reason why they might last; they're not even central to American culture. They're just very likeable and tremendously popular. It's easy to see why they spread around the world now, but it's hard to see how they could be so highly regarded in a millenia or two.

Anna Gregoline | February 4, 2004
I like thinking of future archelogists finding things like Mickey toys and going, "Huh? A mouse in pants?" =)

Jackie Mason | February 4, 2004
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Steve Dunn | February 5, 2004
I think future archaeologists will derive all their conclusions about the 21st century from the archives of CelebrityGooGame.com

Scott Hardie | February 5, 2004
But of course... Obviously Fin du Siècle is a highly accurate portrayal of normal daily life during the 1890s. :-)