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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (111057)8/12/2003 6:18:46 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER  Respond to of 281500
 
Re: I don't believe in colonialism, that's all.

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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (111057)8/12/2003 6:54:50 AM
From: Sig  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
<< I don't believe in colonialism, that's all.>>
How about the Colonization of California by Mexicans ? Pretty sneaky, huh?
Soon they will be out-voting the natives (?) and taking over one of the richest States in the Nation.
Should the US take some steps in that regard, or just leave it to The Terminator to handle the situation?
Sig@fencenotworking.com



To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (111057)8/12/2003 10:58:25 AM
From: Nadine Carroll  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
My standards aren't very high, and are applied equally to all nations.

Jacob, by your own words you apply very different standards to Israel and her Arab neighbors:

What the Israelis are doing, I measure against the standard of civilisation set by the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Geneva Conventions. That's the standard I expect from my own country, and from any country my nation is going to support (with blood and/or money). And I find both Israel and the USA fall far, far short of those ideals. My standard is not the (extremely low) standard set by Arab nations

So, let's cut the crap, shall we?



To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (111057)8/12/2003 10:34:15 PM
From: Bilow  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Hi Jacob Snyder; Re: "I don't believe in one nation ruling another nation by force. ("nation", defined by race, religion, culture)"

While I generally agree with you, the above sentiment is seems hopelessly idealistic to me. The history of the world indicates that those who have the bullets (or ballots or gold) decide the rules. For example, in the US, the Mormons are not allowed to practice bygamy.

-- Carl