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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Simon: [QB] I am not implying that individually we are fully responsible for the crimes of the past. Rather our society is still responsible for them, thus I will not give up my own home, but I will pay the extra taxes as part of a responsible society. As for the religion question, I am not a religious person, partly because I do believe the Church is still responsible for the crimes you list. Even if you do think this is a ridiculous idea, many people do follow these beliefs. For example there is still a great deal of animosity between China and Japan over Japan's acts in WWII. The same is true with a number of people still distruting Germany. Other areas such as Northern Ireland, the Middle East, Rwanda, Yugoslavia, and Cuba, have conflicts because people beleive that nations which in the past were responsible for crimes are still guilty of them. Your assumption is that we are all completly seperate individuals. I disagree, we are all shaped by the environment in which we live, and we all reflect it in our actions. When that environment, or society, is flawed the members are as well. I personally think that when a group commits a crime the group is still responsible for it, even if it has different members, and different beliefs. If the KKK became a Star Trek fan-club that does charity work, I would still never consider joining it because of its past. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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