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   From: nospamschwann@webtrance.co.!za   
      
   jeolson@webzone.net postulates...   
      
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   >  Ah well, maybe he's a Boer.   
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   > now you're tensing 'me' out:)   
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   > A probe. The only thing Americans know about the Boers is that there   
   > was a war named for them. And maybe Churchill and Ghandi both   
   > covered it. Any further info would be helpful. Connotations?   
      
      
      
   yes, Churchill covered it. he was a great man, but if you're looking   
   (historically/hysterically)for a nation of racists and bigots i suggest   
   you look no further than the British. Being half-English, (my late Mom   
   born in Baker Street, London. Survived 'the Blitz in WW2), I 'am'   
   qualified to speak on this subject.   
      
   The Boers gave the british a bloody nose, and were only 'pacified' by   
   Nazi-style tactics, like the world's first 'concentration camps'. the   
   Boers invented 'guerilla warfare'. they were a resourceful blend of   
   people who liked hanging out in the bush and living off the land, and   
   thus had more in common with the locals than those off HMS Sheffield.   
   Thus, the trekkers, at any rate, interfaced much better with the   
   'locals', than the most any english officer-class soldier.   
      
   it's well understood by history that the British are the reason that   
   there's so much wrong with this Planet at the moment.   
      
   look at Pakistan (Kashmir) India Israel (Palestine) USA Canada Hong   
   (China) Kong (Faulklands) Chile Singapore Burma Ireland   
      
   Do they still think they have the 'royal' right to bend us over, what?   
   Or do they just still presume there's no other opinion?   
      
   just my 2c (South African)   
      
   schwann cybershaman   
      
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