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Southern Manitoba is probably the closest Russian Mennonites will come to again
realizing the concept of an integrated Russian Mennonite commonwealth. So the region commends itself for study in the areas of
sociology and political science.
Recently, (21 March 2012), noted Canadian scientist Dr. David Suzuki and
PC Senator for Manitoba, Don Plett, got into an exchange that clearly
illustrates the concept of openness, or rather its lack, in Hans-Georg
Gadamer’s discourse theory or “rules of play.”
In as much as both Plett and his hometown of Landmark, MB, are of strong
Mennonite heritage, this brief “exchange” between the two ideological
social leaders is notable for its reflection as to the potential evolution of
Russian Mennonite norms and values.
