On Sun, 27 Jan 2002 14:31:37 -0500 Erik Reuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
> There seem to be a lot of parallels between the formation of
> Israel,
> taking land from Palestinians, and the formation of the USA, taking
> land
> from Native Americans. Both were unfair things to do, handled
> poorly,
> and depending on your viewpoint, just wrong. Both involved
> religious
> refugees attempting to escape persecution and find a place where
> they
> could practice their religion freely. This could be used as an
> argument to justify the deed, the lesser of two evils argument.
> In contrast, by my reckoning the European immigrants to America had
> much less claim to the land they took than the Jews had to Israel.
> And
> the new Americans and their descendants got away with it, by being
> more powerful and more determined. Maybe the same thing will happen
> with Israel? Except that the Israelis treat the Palestinians less
> severely than the new Americans treated the Native Americans, and so
> the
> Palestinians are still able to offer resistance of a sort. Does
> might
> make right? North American history seems to point that way. I wonder
> how
> much of this accounts for the strong support that the US has for
Israel.
> --
> "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> http://www.erikreuter.com/
-
Of course, (why am i joining this misbegotten discussion?) in the
Israeli-Palestinian situation, it's the *Israelis* who are the equivalent
of the Native Americans. Just imagine if somehow, a millennia from now,
the Native Americans decide that they want some of their land back in
order to revive a country of their own. I'd support giving it back to
them.
-Stephen (Steg)
"everything you say to me
takes me one step closer to the edge
and i'm about to crack"
(no, not you! it's just a quote from a song)
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