[ExI] two years in the slammer for blammisphy?

spike spike66 at att.net
Wed May 12 04:40:32 UTC 2010


Ja.  Out here in Taxifornia, we don't really know jack about the history of
Europe.  All Europeans are tossed in with the ever shrinking pool of white
people.  We are expected to know all about Mexico for some odd reason.  The
many different brands of Asians have their own intricate histories and
prejudices, which we white guys are completely unaware.  If I had a million
years to live, I might spend a few of them trying to master it all, but for
now it is much easier to just plead ignorance and not worry about it.

{8^D

spike 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of 
> David Lubkin
> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 1:32 PM
> To: ExI chat list
> Subject: Re: [ExI] two years in the slammer for blammisphy?
> 
> Spike wrote:
> 
> >Perhaps Tomasz can clarify, but my interpretation is that 
> the borders 
> >of Poland fluctuated wildly over the centuries.
> 
> Most of my family came from towns that changed country. My 
> grandmother, for instance, was born in what was Russia when 
> she was born and is Poland now. Adults spoke Yiddish and the 
> kids learned whatever the official language was at the time, 
> so they could translate for their parents.
> 
> Should a Wikipedia article refer to Gdansk or to Danzig?
> The issue is common, messy, and volatile. See
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Gdansk/Vote
> 
> (I think it's useful for extropians to be conscious of the 
> fervid ferocity that others bring to so many issues that we 
> shrug over.
> If only to restrain our own gush when discussing *our* 
> passions with them.)
> 
> 
> -- David.
> 
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