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> On Sep 19, 12:28 am, "Paul M. Cook" <pmBERMUDA_SHORTSc...@gte.net>
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> > > On Sep 18, 11:59 pm, "Paul M. Cook" <pmBERMUDA_SHORTSc...@gte.net>
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> > > > > On Sep 18, 3:28 pm, "Pete D" <n...@email.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > In article <46ef9364$0$32457$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-
> > > > > > > 01.iinet.net.au>, n...@email.com says...
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> > > > > > >> "Jim34" <gfhdtr6yd...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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> > > > > > >> >http://www.lucasgray.com/video/peacetrain.html
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> > > > > > >> Bout time the Iranian people spoke to the idiots in their
> > government
> > > > > > >> then.
> >
> > > > > > > The problem in Iran isn't so much the government as it is the
> > clerical
> > > > > > > class.
> >
> > > > > > > Ahmadenijad has very little power in Iran, but the Ayatollah's
> > trump
> > > > > > > even him.
> >
> > > > > > > A while back there was a British journalist who went into
Tehran
> > and
> > > > it
> > > > > > > was a bit disconcerting to me. It was one of those never think
> > about
> > > > it
> > > > > > > issues but it's a modern city.
> >
> > > > > > > More to the point, the sentiment among the people is changing.
The
> > > > > > > Ayatollah's don't hold much power over the youth in the
country.
> > So we
> > > > > > > could see change sooner than later.
> >
> > > > > > I guess Lebanon is similar in many ways, most people lead a life
not
> > > > that
> > > > > > far removed from many in the "Western World" but sadly the
> > separation of
> > > > > > Church and State does not occur.- Hide quoted text -
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> > > > > So you interpret the "Western World" lifestyle as -- hou? Music?
> > > > > Hairstyle? It doesn't matter how you wear your hair, what movies
you
> > > > > watch or what kind of music you listen to when it comes to
> > > > > institutionalized hate.
> >
> > > > What else does the US give to the world other than pop culture,
> > > > entertainment, hair styles and fast food? What?
> >
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> > > So US = Western World? Well, one thing is for certain -- the US
> > > certainly doesn't give the world Jewish hatred. As I recall, whenever
> > > there is a huge catastrophe, the US is usually the first ones in to
> > > offer whatever help the stricken nation will receive. And they poor
> > > money into poor nations asking for nothing in return. The US is one of
> > > the most generous nations on earth and they get very little back in
> > > the form of gratitude. But they still do it anyway. And if the US
> > > stopped doing it, you'd be the first one screaming about it and
> > > defending Jew haters. Yep, sounds sensible to me. Yeah, right.
> >
> > OK, are you aware of how many people in this country think the Holocaust
is
> > a myth? I'll give you a hint, it is more than the whole population of
Iran.
> >
> > And as for generosity, nope. Looked at as a percentage of per capita
> > income, or ever GDP, the US is far down the list. Canada, France, GB,
> > Japan - all higher than the US.
> >
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> What country are you talking about where they believe the Holocaust is
> a myth? That means nothing since the Flat Earth Society is still
> around. Big difference, though -- people in the US who believe the
> Holocaust is a myth are crackpots who never would get elected to
> office. That isn't the case in Iran. As far as the GDP goes, for that
> matter, I'm sure Sri Lanka and Bangladesh rank up there as well. But
> when it comes to money and boots on the ground, the US is always
> there. Even for Iran when they go through a disaster.
>

The percentage of people in this country that do not believe the Holocaust
happened is about 35%. That means we are talking about 105 million people.
Iran has a population of 71 million and I wager most of them are not
deniers.

Thailand tsunami - US 15 million dollars in relief money. What was needed
was 2 billion dollars. Where did it come from? Not the US.

Paul