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Re: Bummer of the Week: LEGO Made in China
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 6 Sep 2001 18:39:16 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Shaun Sullivan writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> [snip]
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> > We are
> > all aware of China's human rights violations, and we're all aware of the
> > UK's troubles in Ireland. For that matter, the grenade-tossing incident
> > stems from centuries-old Catholic/Protestant friction and is, as I
> > understand it, largely independent of British occupation.
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> Hi Dave,
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> The above comment really caught me by surprise - I've never before heard of any
> theory or perspective that could justifiably separate the Catholic/Protestant
> friction in Northern Ireland from the British presence there. The two elements
> have always been inextricably linked, and trying to consider one on its own
> merits without the context of the other one seems rather ... well, impossible.
> But before I go off on a rant, I figured it might be wise to get some
> clarification first ...
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> I might be misreading what you wrote - it seems that you're saying that the
> incident in question was precipitated primarily by religious tensions, but that
> the British influence/presence in Northern Ireland was not a contributing or
> related factor?
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> If that is indeed what you're saying, would you mind elaborating? I'd be very
> interested in hearing the main points in this theory, particularly the basis of
> that claim.
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> Regards,
> Shaun
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| In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes: [snip] (...) Hi Dave, The above comment really caught me by surprise - I've never before heard of any theory or perspective that could justifiably separate the Catholic/Protestant friction in Northern (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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