BLACKSMITHING was [TheForge] Patriotic rant....

Thu Jun 20 20:37:01 2002

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Rowland Smuck wrote:

>There is no country in the world where the people living there now didn't
>take it away from someone else. Usually that meant killing them or driving
>them out.
>Rowland Smuck
>The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an
>incredible miracle
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Terry L. Ridder" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 10:51 AM
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Patriotic rant....
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>>hello;
>>
>>ask any native american indian what they think of
>>the treatment the fore-fathers of america gave their
>>ancestors.
>>
>>the fore-fathers of america were the terrorist at the
>>time. wounded-knee is a good example of terrorist
>>actions by the fore-fathers of america.
>>
>>the 'boston tea party' was a terrorist attack by
>>colonist on the british.
>>
>>the colonist and early settlers took the land they
>>wanted from the native american indians. their mere
>>presents in north america was in fact biological warfare.
>>the native american indians immune systems had never been
>>exposed to numerous dieases common in europe at the time.
>>
>>the native american indians had no knowledge of alcohol.
>>the early colonists and settlers sure fixed that.
>>alcohol abuse is rampant in the native american indians
>>as is diabetes. unemployment amongst the native american
>>indians is saggering.
>>
>>the american fore fathers slaughtered their way to the
>>pacific coast all part of 'manifest destiny'. there is
>>no honor in what was done.
>>
>>On Thu, 20 Jun 2002, Ralph E Douglass wrote:
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>>[email protected] wrote:
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>>In a message dated 6/20/02 11:34:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>>[email protected] writes:
>>ralph>
>>ralph> if these other folks want what we have then
>>ralph> they need do the same thing we did. Fight for it
>>ralph>
>>
>>bill>
>>bill> Especially if you define "what we have" as
>>bill> disproportionate influence over world politics,
>>bill> culture, entities, events, opinion, etc., isn't that what
>>bill> they believe they're doing?
>>bill>
>>
>>ralph>
>>ralph> They may believe that. But all they are really asking is that we
>>
>give to
>
>>ralph> them what took us a long time to build and earn. Is it right that
>>
>we
>
>>ralph> have so much? I am not sure. But I am sure that we have what we
>>
>have due
>
>>ralph> to the work of our fore-fathers and due to our work now.
>>ralph> Yes we were blessed to have been in a land of great natural
>>
>resources.
>
>>ralph> But many other places have that as well. What is different? It is
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>the
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>>ralph> choices that were made to have a freer society where that with hard
>>
>work
>
>>ralph> you too can have. Today it is much harder to do this, but it is
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>still
>
>>ralph> possible. And as others have stated, even our less fortunate here
>>ralph> usually have it much better than other parts of the world.
>>ralph>
>>ralph>
>>ralph> Ralph
>>ralph>
>>
>>--
>>Terry L. Ridder ><>
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