Gongol.com Archives: October 2002

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"It were doubtless to be wished, that the power of prohibiting the importation of slaves had not been postponed until the year 1808, or rather that it had been suffered to have immediate operation. But it is not difficult to account, either for this restriction on the general government, or for the manner in which the whole clause is expressed. It ought to be considered as a great point gained in favor of humanity, that a period of twenty years may terminate forever, within these States, a traffic which has so long and so loudly upbraided the barbarism of modern policy; that within that period, it will receive a considerable discouragement from the federal government, and may be totally abolished, by a concurrence of the few States which continue the unnatural traffic, in the prohibitory example which has been given by so great a majority of the Union." - Federalist Paper No. 42

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Gongol.com Archives: October 2002
Brian Gongol

Compare how the Palestinians and the Israelis issue their accusations of biased journalism. It seems every outlet can be blamed for some violation or another. I, for the record, tend to side with the Pro-Israel side of things, since Israel is the sole stronghold of capitalism and democracy in the Middle East, while nutbag anti-capitalists tend to side with the Palestinians. If you like our way of life, then you'd better be ready to speak up for it. (10.14.2002)