Fair enough will, it was a poorly stated statement on my part - there is no biological difference between arab brains and other brains. I did mean cultural differences.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Will Swain [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 8:57 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Massive blasts rock Central Jerusalem :( > > "If your culture says that compromise is weakness and you have > to dominate your opponant, then your brain works differently." > > No. I would disagree most strongly. This is in no way an indication that > your brain works differently. Simply that you have a different cultural > background for your brain to work against. Everyone has different opinions > on things. We do. Does that mean my brain doesn't 'work' in the same way > as > yours? > > I'd be most interested in reading any literature that backs up your point > however, as this was a subject I was most interested in at university. > > will > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 04 December 2001 17:50 > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Massive blasts rock Central Jerusalem :( > > > A brain works differently based on the culture your raised in. If your > raised to be taught that a Jew is to be killed and its a 'good' thing then > your thinking differently than a westerner (who only thinks we crucified > their savior). If your school books say that you must liberate all of your > land and kill everyone else then your brain has been trained to think > differently. If your culture says that compromise is weakness and you have > to dominate your opponant, then your brain works differently. A brain is > wired based on the experiences and growth. Do Arabs think different than > europeans? Yes. Do the English think different than the French? Yes. Their > brains are wired differently. > All brains start in generally the same state. Its life that changes them. > And no, black people are not natural criminals. They are naturally > resistant to the sun (based on biology). > > At 12:41 PM 12/4/01, you wrote: > >oh my god!! And I suppose black people are naturally criminals. > > > >Arab brains work differently. Jeez...... > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Fleischer, Beth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Sent: 04 December 2001 17:38 > >To: CF-Community > >Subject: RE: Massive blasts rock Central Jerusalem :( > > > > > >Except that the IRA are western thinkers and can be compromised with. > the > >arab mind is different - the palestinians will not accept any compromise > and > >seem to take any compromise offered as weakness and attempt to exploit > it. > >I think Arafat is changing this but it certainly will never work until > the > >palestinian people stop behaving like terrorist freaks. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Will Swain [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 7:51 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: Massive blasts rock Central Jerusalem :( > > > > > > In the UK we have lived with the IRA for years. We haven't found that > the > > > answer to this is military action. Quite the opposite in fact. > > > > > > I cannot imagine the figures over the last ten years are that much > > > different. > > > > > > will > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Fleischer, Beth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: 04 December 2001 16:47 > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: Massive blasts rock Central Jerusalem :( > > > > > > > > > Will, > > > I think the last year isn't exactly what I would call a typical year > in > > > the > > > life if Israel. A more complete history will give you more complete > > > information. I posted a rather general history of israel that > explains > > > some > > > of israels reactive nature - imo they are entitled to be reactive. > > > > > > The israelis have lived with the kind of terrorism we experienced here > in > > > the US on 9/11 for many many years. You think they should just > tolerate > > > that? > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Will Swain [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 12:16 AM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: RE: Massive blasts rock Central Jerusalem :( > > > > > > > > As have the palestines, from their perspective.... > > > > > > > > some figures for you. In the last year: > > > > > > > > 200 Israelis dead > > > > 600 Palestinians dead > > > > > > > > Interpret that however you like. > > > > > > > > will > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Fleischer, Beth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: 03 December 2001 18:43 > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: RE: Massive blasts rock Central Jerusalem :( > > > > > > > > > > > > Quite frankly, I think the hatred on the part of the israelis is > granted > > > > at > > > > this point. Since 1948 they have been attacked and attacked and > > > > attacked...... > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Will Swain [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 9:14 AM > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Subject: RE: Massive blasts rock Central Jerusalem :( > > > > > > > > > > I see a lot of hatred on all sides in this issue, not just the > Arabs > > > > > hating > > > > > the Jews. Also, I don't see what the realistic qualification for > > > > 'winning' > > > > > would be. There will still be parties on either side that feel > > > > aggrieved. > > > > > I > > > > > think 'politics' is the only way out of this, some kind of > compromise > > > > that > > > > > all sides can be acceptably happy about. I don't know how likely > that > > > is > > > > > at > > > > > any time in the near to medium future. > > > > > > > > > > will > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Jon Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: 03 December 2001 18:06 > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Subject: Re: Massive blasts rock Central Jerusalem :( > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sorry I didn't see this earlier...quite juicy :) I'm not a white > > > > > supremacist > > > > > at all, just to clear that up real quick. > > > > > > > > > > In my strange view of the world, I see the Arabs hating the Jews, > and > > > I > > > > > really dont see any real end to it. The reasons for the hate go > beyond > > > > > politics, so a viable political solution is not in the cards. > Ruling > > > out > > > > > compromise ( compromise being the art of politics), the only way > that > > > > > > > there > > > > > will be an end to the violence is for one side to have their way, > or > > > in > > > > > other words...Win the war. Since I have a lot of opinions, I like > to > > > > take > > > > > sides in any conflict. The side I take I rationalize in my own > twisted > > > > > ways, > > > > > and in the Arab Vs Israeli conflict, I take sides with Israel for > > > > reasons > > > > > I > > > > > have already mentioned. > > > > > > > > > > However, I do feel quite superior to those Palestinians who danced > on > > > > Sept > > > > > 11th. I think the world would be a better place without them. No > > > > American > > > > > ever danced when a Palestinian died. > > > > > > > > > > jon > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Benjamin Falloon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 3:37 AM > > > > > Subject: Re: Massive blasts rock Central Jerusalem :( > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jon, > > > > > > > > > > > > You sound awfully like a white supremacist... > > > > > > > > > > > > You advocate the genocide of the Indians... I assume (given your > > > > > attitude) > > > > > > you believe enslaving and importing Africans was also a good > idea. > > > > Good > > > > > for > > > > > > the economy I'll bet... to increasing 'American' [read: white > male] > > > > > power. > > > > > > > > > > > > And now you advocate Jewish Israelis wipe out the Arabs. Another > > > > people > > > > > of > > > > > > color. > > > > > > You mentioned ignorance in your previous post. I think you well > and > > > > > truly > > > > > > fit the bill and perhaps it's people with your attitude that are > > > > really > > > > > > responsible for the "pain and misery in our world" to use your > > > words. > > > > > > > > > > > > Benjamin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Jon Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 5:29 PM > > > > > > Subject: Re: Massive blasts rock Central Jerusalem :( > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Which country is the most powerful nation in the world? > America. > > > > > > > If we had let the Indian's survive or let them stay in the > land > we > > > > > > > occupied, like the Israelis let the "Palestinians" stay in 68 > > > after > > > > > they > > > > > > > took over the occupied territories (another analogy), then we > > > would > > > > be > > > > > > > fighting Indian terrorists right now. > > > > > > > The winners write the history books, not the compromisers. > Every > > > > > single > > > > > > > American today is an American because we killed all of the > > > Indians. > > > > > Any > > > > > > > American who thinks we should not have done it really can > leave > > > for > > > > > all > > > > > > > I care. I'm sure there is another most powerful nation in the > > > world > > > > > > > somewhere for them. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The ironic thing is that if America had existed back in the > 1700's > > > > and > > > > > > > another country tried to invade the Indians homeland, we would > > > > > probably > > > > > > > send in troops and defend the Indians homeland so we could > feel > > > good > > > > > > > about ourselves. That is America's hypocrrisy, the people want > to > > > > feel > > > > > > > good about themselves. They are probably the same ones who are > > > > ashamed > > > > > > > of America's history too. I'm more ashamed of these people > than > of > > > > > what > > > > > > > we did to the Indians. These people are unintelligent. > Stupidity > > > has > > > > > > > caused more pain and misery in our world than anything else > > > > throughout > > > > > > > history. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If Israel had taken the American example to heart they would > > > control > > > > > > > most of the Middle East by now, they are powerful enough. Is > that > > > a > > > > > good > > > > > > > thing? I dont know, but there would be less Islamic militants > to > > > > drive > > > > > > > planes into our buildings, and no Palestinians dancing in the > > > > streets > > > > > > > when Americans are killed. Did you want to dance in the > streets > > > with > > > > > > > them? I assume not, then why are you so supportive of them? > > > > > > > They would be happy to kill every single Israeli and American, > yet > > > > you > > > > > > > side with them, because you want to take the higher road and > think > > > > > > > yourself above that kind of violence. Seems hypocritical to > me. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > jon > > > > > > > Angel Stewart wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >You SHOULD have kicked the Indians' asses? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Right..kill the fucking indigineous people in an area so you > can > > > > take > > > > > > > >over their land and eradicate their way of life completely > after > > > > > landing > > > > > > > >on THEIR shores. That's A-Ok. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >If that is what the Arabs are to Israel then go fucking > Arabs. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >That's probably the most stupid and inaccurate analogy I've > ever > > > > seen > > > > > of > > > > > > > >the two sides. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-Gel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > > > > > >From: Jon Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > > >Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 8:40 PM > > > > > > > >To: CF-Community > > > > > > > >Subject: Re: Massive blasts rock Central Jerusalem :( > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I just love arguments to much :) Please don't take my > postings > as > > > > > > > >attacks. I was simply saying that if they can't have peace > for > > > > seven > > > > > > > >days, then a false peace is not really worth wasting any > effort > > > on. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >To further comment on my last post though, imo the Arabs are > to > > > > > Israel, > > > > > > > >is like the Indians were to the first Americans. They should > have > > > > > kicked > > > > > > > >the Arab's butt's a long time ago like we did the Indians. > > > America > > > > > was > > > > > > > >founded by Puritans from England, Israel was founded by Jews > from > > > > > > > >England. Americans have much in common with Israel... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >jon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
