Sam Steingold wrote:
>>* In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>* On the subject of "Re: OT - Re: mozilla/netscape logo for websites"
>>* Sent on Fri, 07 Sep 2001 09:36:34 -0700
>>* Honorable Gervase Markham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
> Are you saying that people will ever learn to disassociate the red star
> from the communists, cross from Christianity and swastika from Nazism?
> I doubt that.
>
Unfortunately not. "Ever" is indeed a very long time, but, humanity has
shown, again and again, that hatered is long-living.
Christianity vs.Islam is just one of the on-going diversities with roots
being centuries old. How to solve this? Brains more capable than mine
are struggling with this without any mutual solution. Christianity vs.
catholisism is an other issue, evident also in our times, e.g., UK and
in particular Northern Ireland since centuries. Solution? None so far.
The Swastika will be remembered for one of the combatants in WW2 and the
horror it brought to so many people in many countries. Forget it only
after 55 years? Judging from other on-going differeces it may take some
years more.
Communism, or, the end of it in Sovietunion, is only a decade old and
you can not expect that people forget all wrong-doings after such a
short time.
The cross has been used to symbolise a person, his beliefs and
sufferings. He was, according to some documents, crucified at an age of
33 years, i.e, 33 years after his birth 2001 years ago. Has the memory
of him vanished?
"Ever", is a very long word. How long does "ever" last? 100 years, 1000
years, 1 million years?
--
jukola
