Jim Macklin did not write ANY of what is printed below.


"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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| "Mortimer Schnerd, RN"
wrote in message
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| Skywise wrote:
| "Jim Macklin"
wrote in
| I'll second that. I'm sick and tired of the descendents
of
| the slaves demanding recompense (in whatever form) from
the
| descendents of the slave owners. Were you personally
enslaved?
| Were you personally a slave owner? I thought not.
Remember the
| past, yes, but get over it.
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| None of the above. My maternal ancestors came over
during the Potato
| Famine to Massachusetts. It's safe to assume they
didn't own anybody. My
| paternal grandparents came here from Austria in 1920.
hey didn't own
| anyone either. Given those facts, I don't believe I owe
anyone ****.
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| The Poles abused my grandfather; he hated them. Do I
hate Poles? Hell,
| no. What have they ever done to *me*? Nothing. What's
in the past is in
| the past. If it were a part of my own life experience, I
might hold a
| grudge. But it isn't... so I don't.
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| People like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson latch onto
issues like this to
| cover their personal lack of achievement.
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| They latch onto issues such as this to keep the race card
alive and well.
| If the race issues go away they are out of a job. Their
goal is to make
| things worse not better.
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| Mortimer Schnerd, RN
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