> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Marvin Long, Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: Geen > Aan: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Onderwerp: RE: Strong Words for Jeroen
> > There is no reason to apologise. I pointed out that: > > 1. the Nazis wanted a place for their own people; > > 2. the Israelis want a place for their own people to live; > > 3. their goals are therefore identical. > > The problem with the comparison is that the Nazi version of Lebensraum > included a mandate to exterminate all non-Aryan people, most notably > Jews, to accomplish that goal. The comparison therefore implies Israel > has resolved as a founding principle to exterminate all non-Jews in the > Holy Land. > > That's how language works, whatever your actual intent. I have repeatedly explained that I was only pointing out a common goal (a place to live). I have also explicitly stated that I am not comparing *actions* but only the common *goal*. No matter how language works, if people still want to see things that are not there and ignore my explanations, then they are only deluding themselves; they are beyond help. Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
