On Sun, Nov 30, 2003 at 05:04:52PM +0100, Jochen Wiedmann wrote: > > Rich Bowen wrote: > > >The fact of the matter is that, in the USA, any mention of any minority > >(aka non-white) historical figure or group of people, by persons not in > >that group, is guaranteed to cause someone to be offended. > > I must admit that it is totally beyond my understanding how one can waste > so much thoughts on the *possibility* of offending someone with something, > that almost anyone would consider an honour, while at the same time > accepting a *military attack* on foreign countries. > > Not that I feel that *you* are thinking this. Talking about the majority of > people in the US. Just to express how puzzled I am on this discussion, being > an "old" european.
I don't think anyone said these opinions were held by the majority of US Americans, not for the topic of political-correctness nor for preemptive military attacks on foreign nations. -aaron --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
