Re: Friday Five October 25
Well, this actually simplifies my world immensely! My ancestors were involved in all the good and all the bad that has ever happened. Six stages of separation. Everyone on this list and everyone
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Darrell King
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#2884
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Re: Friday Five October 25
By that calculation, you'd have to know the genetic composition of your 64 great-great-great-great-great-grandparents. Modern genetic testing might reveal whether any of them had some trace of African
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Ed Lomas
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#2883
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Re: Friday Five October 25
With respect, Celeste, no, you don't. Impossible. cgpt: The number of ancestors a living human can be said to have increases exponentially as you go back in time, but there are several complicating
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David Smith
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#2882
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Re: Friday Five October 25
Celeste, I was just kind of exploring my own peeve a little, I guess. Sorry about being so verbose. I may be justifying it, but my own perspective was that I was trying to put into words my feelings.
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Darrell King
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#2881
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Re: Friday Five October 25
Darrell, Wow! So much blah, blah, blah to try to justify your position. I certainly don't see helping black entrepreneurs in the U.S. as reparations. Nor do I see it as emotionally or politically
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a1thighmaster
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#2880
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Re: Friday Five October 25
Ed, Then cite a reputable source for that. Still, it has nothing to do with the topic. Indigenous people were entitled to do anything they saw fit to do with invaders. Aloha, Celeste
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a1thighmaster
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#2879
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Re: Friday Five October 25
Marvin, What specific history? There isn't any. Aloha, Celeste
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a1thighmaster
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#2878
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Re: Friday Five October 25
David, I know where all of them came from. Aloha, Celeste
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a1thighmaster
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#2877
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Re: Friday Five October 25
I think of historical events as contributing factors from which karma, or consequences, can be observed in the present day. No phenomena arises from only one factor, so any problem we tackle will have
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Darrell King
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#2876
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Re: Friday Five October 25
Celeste- There were white slaves taken by Indians. Perhaps uou should brush up on American history. Ed [email protected]> wrote:
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Ed Lomas
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#2875
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Re: Friday Five October 25
history Marvin, There were no white slaves in the U.S. Why do you think there were? Aloha, Celeste
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mrvnchpmn
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#2874
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Re: [CoMe] Shocking Report from Inside Trump's Nazi Rally
Exactly, David. I had a friend who loves stand-up. She told me this was just the kind of roasting style of comedy she would have expected if she was in the audience for this guy. I feel we are
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Darrell King
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#2873
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Re: Friday Five October 25
Celeste, surely you do not know the identity of all of your ancestors.
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David Smith
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#2872
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Re: Friday Five October 25
David, What are you talking about? I was simply responding to a Friday Five. Aloha, Celeste
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a1thighmaster
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#2871
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Re: [CoMe] Shocking Report from Inside Trump's Nazi Rally
I skim the news, seldom more. I did read that the comedian said this was taken out of context. That's what "the news" does almost all of the time, no? "Trump said that dogs 'are not people'. Dog
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David Smith
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#2870
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Re: Friday Five October 25
Marvin, There were no white slaves in the U.S. Why do you think there were? Aloha, Celeste
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a1thighmaster
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#2869
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Re: Friday Five October 25
Ed, Nobody was owned by one of my ancestors. Sorry to disappoint you. Aloha, Celeste
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a1thighmaster
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#2868
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Re: Friday Five October 25
If my father and grandfather were bricklayers, must I be a bricklayer, too?
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David Smith
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#2867
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Re: Friday Five October 25
Celeste, when speaking of slavery, why would you want to focus on only one instance of it?
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David Smith
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Re: [CoMe] Shocking Report from Inside Trump's Nazi Rally
I suspect IsomeI Puerto Ricans were offended. Some see a possible opportunity to cash in. Some like the drama, some simply wish to influence the election, some are simply supporting a vocal friend
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Darrell King
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#2865
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