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From: mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora)
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Subject: Re: On forgetting and forgiving
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Date: Tue, 7-May-85 16:06:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue May  7 16:06:00 1985
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>/* garys@bunker.UUCP (Gary M. Samuelson) / 12:05 pm  May  6, 1985 */

>And the Germans who *were* directly responsible for the holocaust,
>even *they* should be forgiven, if they (sincerely) *ask* forgiveness.
>(Determining such sincerity is a non-trivial problem, which I
>am disinclined to address at the moment.)  Even the greatest
>humanitarian can become a scoundrel; even the worst scoundrel can
>become a humanitarian.
>
>Gary Samuelson

WHY SHOULD WE FORGIVE THEM?!?!?!

This last paragraph is nonsense!!!  There is no need for or point to
forgiveness here.  Those who were responsible for murder must be put to
death, those who were responsible for torture must be tortured, etc. --
THAT IS ALL!!!

						Michael Sykora