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Re: A question of remembrance...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sat, 28 Apr 2001 14:58:06 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> > Turkey and Israel are "free to take care of it". However, both have a
> > history of ignoring human rights and murdering civilians in the process.
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> That's the way of blood feuds. Or gang-warfare. Or <your phrase of choice
> here>!
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> Still, a less polemical tone might be more appropriate for someone in Great
> Britian. Britain is hardly a country without fault, historically speaking.
> If the sun never set on the British empire, believe me -- it's control was
> built upon atrocities with a human cost. Don't get me started...
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> And it's not as though the U.S. is much better, I am not exactly defending
> it's record either. I don't think I could stomach that...
<snip>
Man I hate it when you're right about something! A less polemical tone on
the part of US and UK (and Israeli and USSR and etc etc. heck, on the part
of all of us) speakers would indeed be a good idea.
++Lar
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| (...) That's the way of blood feuds. Or gang-warfare. Or <your phrase of choice here>! Still, a less polemical tone might be more appropriate for someone in Great Britian. Britain is hardly a country without fault, historically speaking. If the sun (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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