Subj : Re: Musical memories
To   : JOE MACKEY
From : George Pope
Date : Sun Oct 10 2021 12:31:54

 >    Cyberpope wrote --

 > > Yup; It seems unfair to condemn a man based on laws & mores that didn't
 > > exist until yeard later.. .

 >   I would like to time travel 50. 60, 100 years from now and what their
 > version of cancel culture finds upsetting about today.  :)
 >  
 > > In Canada blacks are treated well, but our first nations, not so much. :( 

 >    All through history one group has been against another in one way or
 > another.  This group/nationality dislikes that group/nationality, regardless
 > of where they live: Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, etc. 
 >    Personally I'm not that wild about the French.  :)

This gr0uop hastye thing is a necessary thingfor weaker leaders to maintain
cohesion in a nation: focusing the population on a common enemy/goal.

Quite necessary in any nation with a standing army.

It's been pointed out that a standing army exists only to fight wars, & if
denied that, they wither(morale-wise, i.e. esprit de corps)) & turn against
their own leaders & country.

From Rome t il today. . . & nobody learns because the government focuses
everyone's attention on the enemies du jour(ofd the day)

You must be aware that without the French, there'd be no USA?

Ben Franklin  knew how powerful the French military was, & sought an alliance
that would provide the revolutionaries top of the line arms (the machine gun of
the day -- essentially an auto-loading Daisy, & the caissons of song)

I was technically born in France (within their borders, but n a Canadian air
force bases hospital, so I was Canadian from birth, but if I'd been dumb enough
to be in France from age 17-21, I'd've been drafted for their army--the only
thing worse than a standing army is one that uses a draft)

Your friend,

<+]:{)}
Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM
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