Scotland funded some dire swamp down Panama way -lost without trace more or less. Reading some Darwin a few years back I was surprised to find him discussing genocide and the cattle trade met on his travels in mainland South America. The Congo is sitting on $27 trillion in minerals and is the size of what we usually mean by western Europe. It looks a bit like I imagine a frontier land to be.
On Oct 7, 1:46 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > The trading companies were set up similar to corporations by funding > and profits. You could also roll the date back to the 1500's and ther > f bit Like I imagineunding of the explorers that claimed new lands for their > kingdoms- > also the Church-RCC- had a huge role in all of this. > > The Jews don't run around converting others though they are losing > numbers because of intermarriage. I read somewhere- maybe Gibbon- that > Emperor Constantine paid slaves 20 pieces of gold to be baptized to > shore up his switch to Christianity. > > Catholics were also not welcomed in early America. Religious tolerance > was nil. It still continues in bigotry, jokes, innuendos. Roger > Williams was an early hero of religious tolerance in Puritan America. > > On Oct 7, 3:03 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > “I was writing about the early settlements…” rigsy > > > Oh, sorry, I thought you said something about America. Yes, I do > > recognize it as being the name of continents (North and South); > > however, all too many citizens of the USA apply the term to the US > > alone. And, of course, if you are talking about pre US days…I guess > > I’ve entirely missed whatever your point is. Yes, kings, queens and > > investors financed most travel (and art and almost everything) in the > > 1600s. I just don’t see what this has to do with corporations! > > > As to religion and conversion…there came a point where Jewish > > investors helped finance the kings/queens etc. …they did this in part > > because for the first few hundred years any Jew found in the ‘New > > World’ was put to death…at least during most of that period…conversos > > aside. * > > >http://www.amazon.com/Jewish-Pirates-Caribbean-Swashbuckling-Freedom/... > > > On Oct 6, 8:50 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I was writing about the early settlements after the New World was > > > discovered and explored- by Portugal, Spain, France, Britain, the > > > Dutch- they were financed by the Mother Countries/investors and > > > expected to provide raw materials or in the case of religion, > > > conversion of the natives. 17th C.// You are referring to the 18th C. > > > > On Oct 6, 6:01 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Actually, rather than the USA ‘starting out’ as ‘corporations’, it > > > > started out as a direct attack upon enormous monolithic monopolies > > > > (‘corporations’) such as the East India Trade Company and upon the law > > > > of the land at the time. This historical civil disobedience was > > > > AGAINST the relatively tax free distribution of tea in the Americas by > > > > the East India Company. Such governmentally controlled favoritism all > > > > but ruined the local businessmen. They revolted and destroyed property > > > > resulting in having death sentences hanging over their heads the rest > > > > of their lives. > > > > > "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat > > > > it."http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_said_Those_who_ignore_history_are_bound... > > > > > East India Companyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company > > > > > Boston Tea Partyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party > > > > > On Oct 6, 8:48 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > America started out as "corporations" endorsed by the royal leaders in > > > > > Europe. > > > > > > Let's start to tax the unions and mega-churches plus harrass the > > > > > celebrities, media stars and overpaid athletes! > > > > > > On Oct 6, 10:36 am, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Taxes Taxes,, I am laughing as the american revolution was over > > > > > > self rule > > > > > > and taxes,, > > > > > > the up coming revolution is going to be over self rule and taxes.. > > > > > > > As I know this is being read by the US Government and sticking your > > > > > > head in > > > > > > the sand does not change it... you are no long self ruled but > > > > > > ruled by > > > > > > corporations who care less about you.. > > > > > > Allan > > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Allan H <[email protected]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > My gosh look up the word revolution.. and the pot is starting > > > > > > > to boil > > > > > > > > The question is when is a freedom fighter not a freedom fighter? > > > > > > > Allan > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > ( > > > > > > > ) > > > > > > > |_D Allan > > > > > > > > If your life is not going right, try making a left turn > > > > > > > > life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > ( > > > > > > ) > > > > > > |_D Allan > > > > > > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -
