[thechat] READ AT YOUR OWN RISK: Open Letter to America from a Canadian

Erika Meyer emeyer at lclark.edu
Wed Aug 21 18:48:01 CDT 2002


Sean G wrote:

>Howdy,
>
>Why does unabashed bigotry appear true?  People as individuals and as groups
>have been abusing the Earth and each other for all of history.

actually, no...

or it depends on what you call history.  Most Indigenous groups (in
Africa, Australia, and the Americas) have managed to live quite
sustainably, and relatively peacefully, for tens of thousands of
years, thank you very much.

>Why are our sins worse than others'?

"power corrupts.  absoulte power corrupts absolutely."

Erika
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