Robert Rogers - A Northern Irish Perspective.

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: I have to agree with others on the Board that it is a sad indictment of the times - and continuing times for some of us, that people still think in such ways about different cultures.

: Speaking from a Northern Irish perspective, and in particular in light of certain events here, which I'm sure everyone has seen on TV - I have to say that it is an attitude that has withstood our so called progression into civilisation. Sadly  in Northern Ireland I still hear divided communities here refer to themselves directly as the Cowboys or the Indians in a lighthearted referral to the continuing aggressions that occurr here. How ironic I thought therefore in hearing about the words of RR.

: That said, I don't believe that we should excuse killing as a rite of passage as a customised act of the times. It was wrong 1,000 years ago and is wrong now. And we should have been able to make a similiar moral judgement then. The fact that it was easier to get away with in those days might be closer to the fact of the matter.

: How sad, that such issues actually raise their ugly heads enough to warrant an explanation to our children. I must admit, that, had I any children of my own, I would find it difficult to explain to them how people can think in such ways, before even starting to explain why they shouldn't. 

: I'm open for comments on this.  Wolfie.


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