Hmm, how many rich executives are now being prosecuted for stealing from shareholders? This does not directly have anything to do with history. One might also point out that for some descendants, the sins of their fathers have meant more than for others. Many of the Rockefellers, for example, chose to become active in philanthropic work *because* they recognized that the originator of the family fortune was not an angel. Julie, you choose not to assume any sense of responsibility for what happened in the past. I think that's unfortunate. Why should I? I didn't do it! Nor have I personally profitted from my ancestors, as the Rochefellers have. If we don't learn from the past, we repeat it. I never said that we shouldn't learn from the past. I just said that we should not be held responsible for it or use to further our own self-interests. And I would think the first thing we could learn is tolerance-- beginning with not jeering "tough luck" at someone whose ancestor was killed. Tom later expressed his acceptance of my conflicting point of view, as I had expressed acceptance of his. My initial point had been the lack of tolerance that had been expressed. Julie ----- Original Message ----- From: SALEM-WITCH-D-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 9:03 PM To: SALEM-WITCH-D@rootsweb.com Subject: SALEM-WITCH-D Digest V02 #42 Content-Type: text/plain SALEM-WITCH-D Digest Volume 02 : Issue 42 Today's Topics: #1 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Learning from Hist ["Francine Nicholson" <sorcha432@ho] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from SALEM-WITCH-D, send a message to SALEM-WITCH-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com