Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.8 $; site sysvis Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!sysvis!george From: george@sysvis Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Stick it in yer ear. Message-ID: <-1988574@sysvis> Date: Fri, 27-Sep-85 14:12:00 EDT Article-I.D.: sysvis.-1988574 Posted: Fri Sep 27 14:12:00 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 30-Sep-85 01:19:42 EDT References: <502@decwrl.UUCP> Lines: 19 Nf-ID: #R:decwrl.UUCP:-50200:sysvis:-1988574:000:1109 Nf-From: sysvis!george Sep 27 13:12:00 1985 >>In article <502@decwrl.UUCP> black@pundit.DEC (DON BLACK) writes: >> >> Somebody on the net tried to start a discussion recently about "what if >>the US really were a Christian Nation?" Originally, it was. > > The white Christian invaders, of whom Don Black is descended, proceeded > to attempt cultural genocide on the Indians by converting them and, > of course, by killing them (men, women, children) since they were only > savages who would not accept Christ. These same Christians stole the land > that belonged (and still does, depending on your opinion) to these *true* > americans, and enslaved the Indians on "reservations" to get them out of > the way (by this time it was too late to just massacre them all). > Paul Shindman, U of T Computing Services, Toronto (416) 978-6878 Isn't this a `bit' self-righteous? Just how did the Canadians "get rid of" `their' Indians then? The Mexicans? etc. Also, was not (the biblical) David a `hero' of the Israelites because he `slew' Philistines, et al, better than most others? Can any tribe/nation/group on Earth cast the first stone? Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com