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Posted by Neredbojias on 10/20/05 11:40
With neither quill nor qualm, Leonard Blaisdell quothed:
> In article <tm-7B4007.13220420102005@newsflood.tokyo.att.ne.jp>,
> tm <tm@tmoero.invalid> wrote:
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> > "And, say, while i'm at it, wouldn't mind killin' me some injuns and
> > owning a couple dozen negroes. Now, were did I put my wig powder...."
>
> Yawn. Do you feel the need to take on the times, culture and prejudice
> of our fathers? Good luck with all that. But grasp what the age was
> honestly and deeply. You weren't there.
> Modern historians can warp as well as illuminate past times.
> No other citizens of conquering states need apply to this without truly
> understanding your forbearers. If it wasn't for their foul deeds, you
> might well not exist.
If I exist *because* of their foul deeds, I would rather not be.
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Neredbojias
Contrary to popular belief, it is believable.
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