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Originally Posted by Oerets
Sorry but history has a place and should be learned from, and granted still effects us to this day.
But not one of use picked the uniform we wear from birth. That should be on everyones mind when thinking about our shared history.
Every peoples have a story of injustice. The solution is to see this and try and stop it from happening again and again.
Barney
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This is why some people hate it when you dredge history up. It tends to prove their heroes were merely human, the past was not utopian, their religion fallible to downright silly and their country was never pure. Obliterated delusions can be a tough thing for the simpleminded to deal with.
Just spend a few minutes reading Tea Party blogs. You'll see who I'm talking about............