richravizza 25 #2001 March 15 On 3/11/2024 at 11:41 AM, gowlerk said: That's why it doesn't happen. Sometimes if they are very insistent they are allowed to begin. Allowing is not the same as encouraging. I believe the protocol is affirmation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richravizza 25 #2002 March 15 On 7/10/2021 at 8:31 AM, winsor said: I am also skeptical of those who wish to be on the committee. BSBD, Winsor Or a board member of Tavistock? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richravizza 25 #2003 March 15 (edited) On 1/27/2024 at 6:23 PM, wmw999 said: And anyway, the Spanish and Portuguese were far more exploitative early on of the New World. Wherever Columbus was from, he was sponsored by the Spanish, and so it was a Spanish conquest. Wendy P. He was an explorer.His dreams and his greed did compelled him,but regardless of who was flipping the bill,no matter the nation of finance, the exploitation would follow, as a matter of fact. An Oppenheimer's dilemma of sorts. "Lies my teacher told me" would be simplistic at best.As would judging a man from the distant past by today's moral standard. I find reading what he wrote, without prejudice a great looking glass. “Let those who are fond of blaming and finding fault while they sit safely at home ask, ‘Why did you not do thus and so?’ I wish they were on this voyage. Edited March 15 by richravizza Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,121 #2004 March 15 4 hours ago, richravizza said: "Lies my teacher told me" would be simplistic at best. And, too often, the "lies my teacher told me" are simply the lies they were taught themselves. Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites