From: Braungart@verizon.net   
      
   On Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at 5:04:47 AM UTC-5, SolomonW wrote:   
   > On Tue, 1 Jan 2019 09:11:08 +0000, Martin Edwards wrote:   
   >   
   > > On 1/1/2019 2:25 AM, Oh so rich & successful JTEM wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >> Stalin's Ukrainian famine...   
   > >>   
   > >> Funny how we can't talk about the man-made   
   > >> famines in Ireland & India, these acts of   
   > >> genocide, because they were enacted by the   
   > >> British.   
   > >>   
   > >   
   > > We do, in these islands, even if American education is vague on the   
   subject.   
   >   
   >   
   > Actually, I doubt whether any of these acts are genocide. Stalin never   
   > intended to kill off the Ukrainians, neither did the British intend to kill   
   > off the Irish nor Indians.   
   >   
   > The other issue is that the famine in Ireland was not man made, and the   
   > Bengal Famine could be argued that it was a result of WW2, but I think it   
   > should be considered an act of incompetence. There was certainly no intent.   
      
   No intent at genocide, but one more and forced vacation of the land. I read   
   years ago that there was a plan being tossed around to use the island as a   
   major area for breeding and raising cavalry horses after all those Catholics   
   left.   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   John Braungart   
      
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