[geeks] FW: [rescue] UPS Recommendation

[Brian Dunbar]

Frank Van Damme [mailto:frank.vandamme at student.kuleuven.ac.be] on Thursday,
July 17, 2003 4:35 PM said;

On Thursday 17 July 2003 22:56, Andrew Weiss wrote:
> > >> Ok, would you please leave the indians out?
> > >
> > > I don't understand that remark ... explain?
> >
> > I don't know what the original poster was talking about, but maybe that
> > we have no more right to defend ourselves against American Indians than
> > we did in taking their land and showing them the middle finger in the
> > first place.  I.e. it weakens your argument.... but then again that's a
> > whole other can of elongated dirt molluscs.

> That's exactly what I meant. The word "defence" is poorly chosen. The word
> "genocide" might be more to the point.

It's also wrong.  By and large, the people who moved West didn't want to
kill Indians.  They wanted the land, and to be left alone.  If the Indians
fought back, war was made until they got tired and moved to a reservation.
If they didn't fight, they were moved to a reservation.  They lost either
way, I agree.

You should save 'genocide' for situation truly deserving of the word.  It
cheapens it if you don't.

~brian