On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 11:27:51 -0500, Harry Krause wrote:


As a nation, we've done lots of good things and lots of bad things.
Considering the large number of the latter, we ought to be more cautious
when we're undertaking "things" that will harm people. As an example,
there's no legitimate excuse or justification for what we did to the
native Americans. We destroyed their civilizations.

Now Harry, of course there was. They were heathens and it's a "moral
values" thing. You send missionaries out to convert them, then you kill
what's left. If some of those you have converted are killed, not to
worry, they were probably back-sliders.