I think you're right about that snake. It's all his fault. Where d'ya think he's from? Tom Apple <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Barbara Vines Little posted a wise and excellent statement in another heatedly debated thread: On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:37:06 -0500, Barbara Vines Little, CG wrote > I think that man's inhumanity to man no matter what his ethnic > background is equally gruesome and well documented (and should not > be hidden from children--how else do they learn) and that we should > all now be able to agree that no one group is superior or inferior > in that regard... Making the study of history an overly emotional process is precisely why these nonsensical arguments start. There needs to be a big collective "Get over it!" If you want to get angry about injustice, take your pick of a myriad of current ones and get worked up over that. This "my ancestors were more wronged than your ancestors" is getting really old. Passing judgement on people long dead is a waste of time. Regards, Tom A. I'm still po'd about that snake in the Garden of Eden... To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html