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Persecution and point of view ? - 5/3/2011 8:22:42 AM

Aneirin

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On the subject of persecution of peoples for whatever reason and their descendants, hopefully free of persecution, how do they view unfair actions against others when they see it?

Do they, given their ancestry, or history see persecution as it is wherever it is to whoever is a minority or less powerful in any situation in the world, does their ancestry or history make that awareness more potent ?

The reason I ask this, is because of a personal observation on another website, those of an ethnic ancestry were quick to recognise the persecution of others in other parts of the world, whereas those who were from an ancestry where any persecution if any was long forgotten about did not see persecution and even argued in favour of the persecutors the others were against. The instance I observed was a group of posters who identified as Afro Americans, Japanese Americans and Native Americans versus, other Americans who described themselves as from a non persecuted ancestry, also white.

So of the people of mixed origin that post here, I ask, is it your perception that those who come from an ethnic ancestry see perhaps differently from the status quo when any suggestion of persecution of others is the topic ?

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RE: Persecution and point of view ? - 5/3/2011 8:54:25 AM

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Of course they see it differently. Whether it is real or imagined is another issue.

A person's view of things is always going to be influenced by their surroundings and history. Our view of the world is influenced by our lives. Poor people don't view the world the way rich people do, rich people really have no concept of a poor person's life. WASPS don't see things the way Jewish people do. People of faith view things differently than atheists.

It's pretty much common sense.

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RE: Persecution and point of view ? - 5/3/2011 9:05:38 AM

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Thank You for your reply, but that is the issue, real or imagined, if different ethnicities see different to other ethnicities, who is right and who is wrong, what is the way forward in this situation ?

But if an ethnicity has a history of persecution by another ethnicity could it be that ethnicity has better education on the subject of what it is like to be persecuted, so perhaps of those that do not know persecution because the have not suffered it, they should be listening to those better educated ?

Or is it the least educated might not be keen to see because they are reminded of their own actions in persecuting others ?

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RE: Persecution and point of view ? - 5/3/2011 9:45:45 AM

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It depends on the situation. Saying one is "more educated" than the other is incorrect. There are some people of ethnic groups who see EVERYTHING as being racist or being persecuted.

The answer is that intelligent people of any ethnicity needs to look at each situation and make a determination. Even then there may not be a correct answer because the people directly involved in the situation may view things differently.

Look at the situation with Bin Laden being buried at sea....some will say that this is a persecution of the Islamic religion by ignoring their burial protocol. My personal view is that burying him at sea was too good for him and I couldn't care less what his religious protocol dictates because of his actions prior to his death. Who gets to say what's right in this case? Does it matter anyway since the deed is done? Muslim extremist groups, the Taliban, Al Qeda, etc. may seek retribution and believe OBL was persecuted for his beliefs by being buried that way. Most Americans couldn't give a shit what they think.

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