Re: [OT] Re: Debconf in Israel
On 3/26/19 2:11 PM, Piotr Ożarowski wrote:
> [John Paul Adrian Glaubitz, 2019-03-21]
>> According to this logic, you wouldn't be allowed to host a DebConf in almost any
>> country in the world as almost any stretch of land has changed owners, deliberately
>> or by force over the time.
>>
>> The farm of my great grand-parents is now owned by Polish people and the land around
>> it which used to be Germany is now Poland. But that's a historic fact that cannot be
>> reverted. That doesn't mean I boycott Poland or Polish people in any way. In fact, one
>> of my best friends is from Poland.
>
> it is Poland but it wasn't our decision. Poland was attacked by Germany
> (AKA Nazi) and 16 days later by Russia (AKA USSR).
Yes, and I am fully aware of this. My point was not to talk about a particular
blame but simply the fact that history changes borders over time and it's
just how things are.
I just chose the example of Poland because my family was personally affected,
I may have chosen the US, Australia or South America as examples where people
were chased away off their original land or borders were moved (in the case
of Mexico).
The point is simply that you cannot blame the people of nowadays for decisions
that were made way before they were born.
Adrian
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