> Well, there are cases where this has been tried. It is > not particularly funny having to admit this, but when > you get the majority of the population having been > part of genocide or systemic racism (i.e. Ruanda, > Germany under Hitler, US under segregation and long > after), you face almost impossible practical problems,
I know, and was just venting the emotions. > Please remember that the ANC made the decision to > forgive, but not to forget. Ergo the Truth Commission > etc. They wanted to find out what really happened, at > the expense of persecution and jailing people. Haven't read up on this (like I said, my priorities lie closer to the British in India than the issue with ANC and america. But what made the decision to forgive not forget easy here, but not in Germany? Was it a majority performing the acts (america), vs. minority controlling the acts (germany?) that caused this to be viewed differently? > I am afraid you misunderstand. I didn't. Because ... > Jews were not regarded > as whites by the likes of Hitler and his political > descendants. And the descendants I am aware of will > not regard Jews as whites/Europeans to this day. Plus > the very same characters are directing their fire > against Muslims now. Oh boy. I'm not saying how jews were regarded by hitler ... Rather what category jews fall into today ... They are considered white. The fact that anti-semitism is a bigger deal because today, the american and european society is still white majority ... And so they publicize/take issue with the jews vs. hitler more than they take issue with usa/S. Africa and apartheid. If you tell me that the current idea of directing fire against Muslims is solely propagated by the old enemy (neo-nazis) vs. the new enemy (idiot america [1] , some of its allies, et al.) then I'll stop listening ... Cos it's very untrue. BTW, thanks for the pointers on Truth Commission, etc. Good reading. - Vinit [1] "Esquire" Lays the Smackdown on Creationism http://templeofpolemic.proboards42.com/index.cgi?board=theo&action=print&thr ead=1130126466
