Panda: The Shah and his family coopting the glorious ancient past of that vast land has about as much in common as the modern Egyptians claiming the pyraminds and Sphinx as part of their culture...or the "Palestinians" coopting the word "Canaanite." IT is all semantics and has no basis in fact.
"Legislating racism out of existence." I do not know, I had somehow placed you in my minds eye a bit older than you apparently are. Most adults realise that you cannot legislate morality, either side of the fence. Personalisation works wonders as Israel personally learned in the 67 and then 73 Wars. Those two wars did more to unify our nation than any legislation possibly ever could.
By the way, the PA has been making laws going on two decades now and nothing has changed in any regard.It is not a subversive type of racism either, they use the term in everyday language to the blacks' face. Younger blacks have grown up believing it is just a regional affectation for the word "black."
"As an American..." While it is certainly true that I hold dual American citizenship, as a Chaddishe child I had as much in common with America and its peopleas you do. I could not tell you more than a few geographical details of the nation outside of what I have read. Its culture has had no bearing on my life and Baruch Hashem never will.
"Does Rachamim see the irony...?" Being that I am just mastering that paticular word I highly doubt it. Furthermore, if you are suggesting that I denigrate you, I beg to differ.
"On Johhny's data..." Nope...I rely on the Ministry of Absorption and Foreign Ministry data for that summation. I should post it I suppose but as your alter ego Grandma something or other will be the first to crow, she/he gets first dibds so maybe after I post THAT data I will post the others.
GrandmaDeath: First, "Uvda" is not an acronym, no need to render it so. Secondly, has it not been made abundantly cleare to you and yours that that will be some days in the making? Why beat that dead dog of a thought over and over and over? IS this some sick form of superiority complex? Lastly, I am a 40 year old man so leave the boy talk to your pramours and treat me with the civility that I am able to [somehow] still treat you to.
"Legislating racism out of existence." I do not know, I had somehow placed you in my minds eye a bit older than you apparently are. Most adults realise that you cannot legislate morality, either side of the fence. Personalisation works wonders as Israel personally learned in the 67 and then 73 Wars. Those two wars did more to unify our nation than any legislation possibly ever could.
By the way, the PA has been making laws going on two decades now and nothing has changed in any regard.It is not a subversive type of racism either, they use the term in everyday language to the blacks' face. Younger blacks have grown up believing it is just a regional affectation for the word "black."
"As an American..." While it is certainly true that I hold dual American citizenship, as a Chaddishe child I had as much in common with America and its peopleas you do. I could not tell you more than a few geographical details of the nation outside of what I have read. Its culture has had no bearing on my life and Baruch Hashem never will.
"Does Rachamim see the irony...?" Being that I am just mastering that paticular word I highly doubt it. Furthermore, if you are suggesting that I denigrate you, I beg to differ.
"On Johhny's data..." Nope...I rely on the Ministry of Absorption and Foreign Ministry data for that summation. I should post it I suppose but as your alter ego Grandma something or other will be the first to crow, she/he gets first dibds so maybe after I post THAT data I will post the others.
GrandmaDeath: First, "Uvda" is not an acronym, no need to render it so. Secondly, has it not been made abundantly cleare to you and yours that that will be some days in the making? Why beat that dead dog of a thought over and over and over? IS this some sick form of superiority complex? Lastly, I am a 40 year old man so leave the boy talk to your pramours and treat me with the civility that I am able to [somehow] still treat you to.