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To: one_less who wrote (17725)	7/6/2001 7:32:46 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Yeah- right

To: one_less who wrote (17725)	7/7/2001 2:37:47 AM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

I had coffee with a Fulbright scholar the other day. She is a U.S. lady that is studying the vanishing languages of the Dakota, Lakota, Nakota and Assiniboia Indians here in Canada. Every funding agency in the U.S. turned her request down. Since the same Indians live here she applied to Canada and immediately got four grants which got her cash a car and an invitation to live on a Rez up here. No one bothered to tell the funding agency in Canada that the languages are no longer spoken in their original form and no one bothered to tell this knocked scholar that all the buffalo are gone and they ain't coming back. The real crime is no taxpayer was consulted to approve of the legitimacy of this area of study. Although to her credit she had a low opinion of Noam Chomsky. We live in a world where the media is spoon fed by experts, and any academic with an agenda qualifies.

To: one_less who wrote (17725)	7/7/2001 2:52:09 PM
From: 2MAR$	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Most people look on these creations as beautiful and as embodying artistic heritage. I am sorry that it so offended Western society. Just the Western society Brees ? There was the immediate destruction of some Mosques in India as a result of the Taliban's actions. What law of the Universe would you call this ? How shallow can a religion be , that plagiarizes almost 90% of it's scriptures from former religions, and teaches almost a 100% Buddhist idea of a Creator? The All Merciful and The All Compassionate ? That Mohammed's five pillars of Islam resemble Buddhism's spirituality and asceticism, meditation , fasting , and approach almost exactly. The differences in reality are minimal , accept as you say that when the Buddhist's occupied Afghanistan , they weren't oppressors . Oh , the statues bother you ? But 20 and 30ft posters on the side of buildings of the Ayahtolas didn't ? However, the idols represented something far more than merely offensive to modern Afghan culture. Its close to making a Jewish person in Israel pass by a sculpture of a Swastica or a statue of Hitler and appreciate the beauty the artist intended and respectful of the Germans of the period. The Afghans were not tyrannized by Buddists but they believe idol worship is even more destructive than being gassed. Such a hysterical, narrow , and shallow view of man's great traditions and spiritual teachings that is being pushed here . Islam is experiencing today a classic "blow-off" top , just like the market does ....eventually mankind will moderate itself and draw equally from all great cultural, democratic and religious & philosophical traditions of the world .... Even Islam will have to learn to share the mountain top and come out of the children's sandbox some day. Men playing at God , was all it was . Seeing this , human society will move on , and integrate the best of each . Lord SIVA is very patient.... namaste, ;-) Mars PS: Did you say "Modern " Afghanistan culture? You are too funny ....