Good question. I am approaching an age at which I can contemplate with greater equanimity the prospect of a universal settling of accounts.
In one of my favorite books, Hermann Broch's _The Sleepwalkers_, there is an accounting clerk who is determined to balance the moral books. What he succeeds in doing is causing the most constructive person in the book [a genuinely enlightened businessman] to commit suicide. I don't have an answer, but I do think the problem is very complex, and maybe that's a first step in dealing with it. I am currently watching D.W.Griffith's film "Birth of a Nation" (I'm about 2/3 thru it, so I have no idea how it ends...). It seems to address similar issues. I think I will write no more so as not to dig myself into a deeper hole.... \brad mccormick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > What about the United States, Canada and existing aboriginal populations?? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brad McCormick, Ed.D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 2:49 PM > To: Christoph Reuss > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Predicting Reaction in the ME > > Christoph Reuss wrote: > > > > What's missing in this debate is that Iraq and Kuwait (and Belgium <g>) > > owes its existence&shape as a country to some British generals drawing > lines > > on a map (*across* historical entities) > > What about Israel? > > > -- the same lines that later prove > > sooo useful in fomenting the next wars for the British/U$ empire to sell > arms > > and interfere as occupiers. > > > > Chris > > \brad mccormick > > -- > Let your light so shine before men, > that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16) > > Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21) > > <![%THINK;[SGML+APL]]> Brad McCormick, Ed.D. / [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit my website ==> http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/ -- Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16) Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21) <![%THINK;[SGML+APL]]> Brad McCormick, Ed.D. / [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Visit my website ==> http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/
