Yaacov, I'm sorry that I have no knowledge of Hebrew - because you obviously have a considerable problem with English! I grew up in Central America - with more people from more different places than you'll ever read about - much less see.
Fascinating..! I draw upon a two pairs of children, from two diverse cultural groups - put them happily together on a beach, constructively building a sand castle - and you loose your grip! Four kids, having fun, "BUILDING SOMETHING" Now,..just whom has a cultural/race relations problem here - Yaacov?
<<Don't you consider Jews white?>> Truthfully, Yaacov - I consider Jews to be people, who choose to identify themselves as being Jews.
I would imagine that Chinaman, dressed like Mao, is probably Chinese. I would surmise that Norwegians would probably appear to be Norse. A fellow with a name like Nmumbo Jimbabwa - dressed in a bush shirt - might hail from the African continent. And maybe my cousin-in-law, Melvin Tailfeathers, might just be an American Indian.
What color they are is totally meaningless to me. The point is - one either produces a usable product or service which contributes to the construction of the INFRASTRCUTURE and FREE TRADE - benefitting the whole. Or, they are just another talking-head being drug along in the wake of the productive. (Infants, elderly and ill excepted - Yaacov)
Lee Iacocca put it very succinctly, "...Lead, Follow, or GET OUT OF THE WAY.."! Bring your hammer, carry a brick, grab a paint brush, direct traffic, make sandwiches, clean the kitchen - but, don't stand around whining about yesterday's spilt milk.
Build a barn for the cow. Build a school for the kids. Build a market for the vendors. Build a boat and go fishing. Build a doghouse. Build S*O*M*E*T*H*I*N*G; but, don't stand around whining and rabble-rousing about that which you cannot change!
If you're going to build a truck, build two! Use one for yourself, and rent the other one to the Palestinian down the road - so he can go build two "somethings" for himself. Pretty soon everybody will be so busy BUILDING something and becoming properous, that the blubbering talking-heads (who spoil, rile, and create strife) will have to pay people to sit and listen to them.
Get a grip, Yaacov! If the guy down the road from you (pink, green, purple, or silver-skinned Martian) is fat, happy and has a beer in the fridge; he isn't going to listen to some hothead who wants him to come blow up your house.
If you build him a good truck, he'll probably come help you plant a good tree. Then your wives can borrow the trucks, take the olives to town - on a nice road your neighbor built, and bring you both back a new pair of Jetski's from the new Bombardier plant!
It's worked that way since the Egyptians were first around - UNTIL you let politicians, lawyers, and warriors get out of control! All they do is scheme, meddle, lie,..bother young girls.., and break things!
The other choices are to sit around whining, doing nothing, wringing one's hands and tearing one's garments,......until the clock on the detonator reaches "0"! Or, ignore the situation, and wait until your neighborhood goes up in flames - like Watts!
Those who are ignorant of history, are doomed to repeat it! |
