[Foundation-l] New project proposal: Soviet Repressions Memorial

Thu Dec 25 02:19:51 UTC 2008

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geni wrote:
> 2008/12/25 Fred Bauder <fredbaud at fairpoint.net>:
>>> Well where will it stop? If we have a project, we should have a
>>> memorial project for all disasters. I echo Mr. Bimmler in his
>>> concerns about the motives behind this proposal.
>> I think half a dozen might do, one for the victims of Hitler, one
>> for the victims of Stalin, one for the victims of Pol Pot, one
>> for the victims of Mao, one for victims of the inquisition, etc,
>>
>
> What about Carthage? What about the native Americans (general
> estimates are we managed to kill off about 90% of them without
> really meeting them)? An Shi Rebellion? Mongol Conquests?     Shaka's
> conquests?
>
> They we get the political fun ones. The islamic invasion of india.
> Arab slave trade. The Muslims killed of in china.  Nanking
> Massacre. Anticommunist purge in Indonesia. The various post
> independence Pakistan /India/Bangladesh stuff.
>
>
>
I agree.  I just don't think we have the resources to make this
technically plausible, aside from the political implications that I am
concerned with, as I have referenced.


Jon-
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