Re: ethnic divisions

2004-07-31 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 7/29/2004 2:02:24 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Are the ethnic hostilities something that would naturally die out without being enflamed intentionally for political gains or are they inevitable? The Irish were regarded almost identically to the

Re: ethnic divisions

2004-07-30 Thread Chris Doss
? --- In the case of Russia/Chechnya, I think ethnic divisions were dying out slowly over the Soviet period for a variety of reasons (though Stalin's deportation of Chechens and other groups and the violent application of the Short Course in Western Ukraine and the Baltics increased them in those areas

ethnic divisions

2004-07-29 Thread Michael Perelman
Although I am highly disappointed by the low level of discourse on Kerala/Chechnya, I do have a serious question that might deflect the discussion. Are the ethnic hostilities something that would naturally die out without being enflamed intentionally for political gains or are they inevitable?

Set sail Irish; Land White Re: ethnic divisions

2004-07-29 Thread Carrol Cox
Michael Perelman wrote: The Irish were regarded almost identically to the Blacks in the US. I gave some sources on this a few days ago, I believe. Yet, there is not a high level of anti-Irish feeling in the US. All _european_ ethnic groups that have migrated to the u.s. have come to begin