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To: Gideon T. Reader

As stated, your perspective is understandably one-sided.

But that does not mean other perspectives do not exist or are completely invalid.

Members of distinctive groups often identify themselves with those groups, and then to justify, rationalize and ignore the bad behavior of other members of their particular group while obsessing about the inherently evil nature of any opponents of their group.

Generally speaking, it’s tough for group members to view the history of their own group and its opponents objectively.

Very human and very understandable. Carried to its logical conclusion, you get the Holocaust.


18 posted on 06/18/2007 9:22:25 AM PDT by Sherman Logan (Diversity in theory is the enemy of diversity in practice.)
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To: Sherman Logan
Au contraire.
History is never one sided.
It is also not particularly generous.
Generosity towards ones detractors is a blessing, and I am so disposed in this colloquy.
Would that I could not see the failings of all.
My vision has been sadly very clear.
I remain,
G.T.Reader
20 posted on 06/18/2007 9:40:59 AM PDT by Gideon T. Reader (DEMOCRATS: Not quite American. PALESTINIANS: A proud history of mindless violence since 1964.)
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