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Sat Jun-16-07 06:05 PM
Response to Reply #25 |
| 26. History (as in written or oral history) is rarely correct and unbiased |
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A simple knowledge of human psychology and some basic rules of reason assures us that
we're all capable of equally barbaric acts.
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| -"We're the good guys" Five Hundred Years of Injustice |
G_j |
Jun-16-07 01:03 AM |
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How bloody dare you |
donheld |
Jun-16-07 01:43 AM |
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We ain't the good guys, but we ain't the bad ones either really |
The Straight Story |
Jun-16-07 01:53 AM |
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I like that argument |
Chulanowa |
Jun-16-07 03:05 AM |
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I'm a quarter Cherokee and I agree with him |
melody |
Jun-16-07 03:17 AM |
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I'm quite aware, thank you. |
Chulanowa |
Jun-16-07 01:01 PM |
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No one is justifying anything ... they aren't excuses, merely facts |
melody |
Jun-16-07 01:05 PM |
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While promoting hate |
H2O Man |
Jun-16-07 03:12 PM |
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My point is |
melody |
Jun-16-07 04:31 PM |
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History |
H2O Man |
Jun-16-07 06:00 PM |
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History (as in written or oral history) is rarely correct and unbiased |
melody |
Jun-16-07 06:05 PM |
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There is a |
H2O Man |
Jun-16-07 06:27 PM |
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"Healthy" is in the eye of the beholder |
melody |
Jun-16-07 06:34 PM |
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I think that |
H2O Man |
Jun-16-07 06:41 PM |
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And when our need to believe something runs up against logic, we resort to this kind of commentary |
melody |
Jun-16-07 06:50 PM |
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I think you missed my point though |
G_j |
Jun-16-07 06:52 PM |
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Absolutely, the Bush monsters are a clear evidence of the anti-aboriginal mindset |
melody |
Jun-16-07 07:01 PM |
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hate crimes |
G_j |
Jun-16-07 07:15 PM |
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I look at this from the pov of anthropology |
melody |
Jun-16-07 07:18 PM |
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ok |
G_j |
Jun-16-07 07:32 PM |
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When we participate in the structures of primate psychology, we are bound by it |
melody |
Jun-16-07 08:32 PM |
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I read an interesting book on American History, from a liberal perspective, written in the 1930's |
The Straight Story |
Jun-16-07 03:37 AM |
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Exactly. Look what Cortez did when he invaded Mexico, circa 1519... |
HypnoToad |
Jun-16-07 06:52 PM |
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You reap what you sow, or Karma |
donheld |
Jun-16-07 01:57 AM |
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Maybe.. |
qdemn7 |
Jun-16-07 06:21 AM |
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Awareness is the FIRST step of Recovery.. |
annabanana |
Jun-16-07 06:26 AM |
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Thank goodness |
H2O Man |
Jun-16-07 06:31 AM |
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I'm not responsible for other countries but, |
donheld |
Jun-16-07 06:32 AM |
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And our Karma is horrendous |
Disorganized |
Jun-16-07 01:29 PM |
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I don't believe anyone is called to pay for the actions of their ancestors. |
mondo joe |
Jun-16-07 06:54 PM |
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Bah, this is old news |
sandnsea |
Jun-16-07 03:11 AM |
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Great posting, thanks! |
Solly Mack |
Jun-16-07 05:50 AM |
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Lots of truth here |
malaise |
Jun-16-07 06:29 AM |
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you got the point |
G_j |
Jun-16-07 09:28 AM |
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It's a great OP. |
malaise |
Jun-16-07 12:50 PM |
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"A People's History of the United States" Howard Zinn n/t |
retread |
Jun-16-07 06:58 AM |
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And "Overthrow" / Stephen Kinzer |
sfexpat2000 |
Jun-16-07 10:30 AM |
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But all the white men said Thats the cross of changes |
seemslikeadream |
Jun-16-07 09:50 AM |
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I don't understand how the doctrine of discovery is still in effect today |
gravity |
Jun-16-07 10:14 AM |
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Manifest Destiny was a subset of the White Man's Burden ideology |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jun-16-07 07:05 PM |
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