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Carl Coon
about four years old. Full disclosure: I wrote it more for adults than for a four-yearold, and my comment about 'duck culture' really referred to human nature, not duck nature, about which I know very little.
The story was intended to be light satire, but in fact it proved to be a seed that has grown ever since and is now a central concept in my new book, "Culture Wars and the Global Village."
What is this thing called "culture?" Culture is a combination of language, religion, manners and customs, dress, and many other factors that give people a sense of belonging to a group larger than the family. Individuals identify themselves in terms of the culture they belong to. David identified himself not only as a duck, but as a Terpsichore. If you were a Martian looking at the human race for the first time, you would very likely
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