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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Lapsody   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: We need a "Homeland"
Date: 11/10/23 11:38 AM
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Most human beings - if they are being honest - have prejudices. No, doesn't mean they want to tie people to a tree or refuse to hire someone - - it just means, human beings, have prejudices. Whether you se a young black man in a hoodie, or a fat white doude with a cowboy hat and pick up truck.....most humans, do --- to an extend - pre-judge.

We have preferences also, which is different.

Why don't black people kick someone out of somewhere and claim it as their country? One might argue they've been treated a bit poorly.

Rwandan genocide anyone? Besides, you don't have to look far at all to find countries where the inhabitants are mostly black.

Why won't Christian people have that? Vatican city? Huegenots?

Why don't Hindus have an exclusive country just for their religion? No one has exclusive - but Nepal, India. Israel isn't exclusive - 74% Jewish.

And buddhists? Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, etc.

Sure, many countries have huge majorities of a religion.....but those countries don't exist for the sole purpose of protecting and promoting their DNA.

ONE ENTITY....has to have that.

Why.

Why the need?


Ok, you should answer this yourself. The persecution of the Jews is a couple of thousand years old. You find Antisemitism in literature - Shakespeare - pound of flesh? Islam existed peacefully with Muslims until they didn't. It doesn't seem you've figured out that the reason why Jews are being expelled from countries is that people want those countries for their religion/ethnicity - are ya blind to that?

Why thru history has one group - -had an issue, with, uh, mostly everybody?

Classic blame the victim. . Take a look at our recent history. Popery is slavery ring a bell? Why did the Puritans leave Britain? What was Pennsylvania's origin? What was Rhode Island's origin? What were the Quakers? Pennsylvania Dutch? The Amish. Were the Founding Fathers familiar with the Huguenots?

Tired, but chores await.
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