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To: long-gone who wrote (36467)	7/5/1999 6:06:00 AM
From: d:oug	Respond to of 116925

Richard, to your post I have a short story. << local TV made it sound ... all these "whiskey crazed indians" were running wild and killing the white settlers and we were going to be saved by the federal government>> Subject: When do you know what you know is the truth. My family tree on both sides of my parents has all as farmers, and the tree has roots for all in Poland. Big families all, as many needed to work the land and milk the cows. Education, only that required by law. My father thought he was learned because he read all the books in the public library, and later in life after 1950s TV brought more information. When my father was on the farm he read all the library books at the library since none were to be found at home on the farm. As I left home at age 17 the only text book in the house was a dictionary. About ten years ago my father retired and I felt that now that he is not working equal to 2 jobs, that he can have some books. So over a week time I went to about a dozen book stores and at that table of discount books for sale cheap I brought enough to fill a pickup truck, and gave them all to my father for a Christmas present. All the books I selected were of educational value or good old fashion novels of mystery and science fiction and adventure that were written by people long ago. Also lots of factual and history books. My father read a couple about American History and was very sadden to learn that the native Americans, the Indians, were treated extremely bad by the USA government and settlers. He was only told the USA side of the story in highschool and library "accepted" books, and tv. Very sad and troubled he was to learn the truth. What if I never gave him the books ? How many books does one have to read before the truth appears. Why does the un-truth get accepted so easy ? Why do so many, probably 99% of people, think a gold standard is not needed or is bad or tried and didn't work ? Maybe when the bubble pops we can get their attention and point out the reasons for the crash and their lost of wealth. doug