On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 09:57:38PM -0600, Alex Malinovich wrote: > I'd suggest that comparing ethnic groups with religious groups is rather > like comparing apples to oranges. I'm assuming that you meant to imply > either the "expenditures for keeping the MUSLIMS safe from their > Christian tormentors". Or, otherwise, "expenditures for keeping the > Bosnians and Albanians safe from their SERB tormentors". Both statements > are sure to anger a great number of people. The former will undoubtedly > anger Christians the world over, while the latter will (and just did) > offend Serbs the world over. :)
Albanians are ethnically different from the Serbs. The ONLY difference between Serbs, Croats, and Bosnian Muslims is religious. They are genetically and linguistically and mostly culturally identical, or rather homogeneous, although these days some weird post-facto nationalists are pretending that there are separate languages and cultures. I emphasized "Christian tormentors" because the feeling in the Arab world that Americans are anti-Muslim offends me deeply. Most of our last several military actions have been to help or defend Muslims, often against Christians. (I personally am neither.) Not just Albania and Bosnia, but Bangladeshi flood relief and so on. -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabootu's Minister of Proofreading http://www.jabootu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
