More Newt Show-Off Irrelevance

Submitted by Richard Albarino (United States), Dec 11, 2011 at 16:26

Yes, of course he is right. But, so what. If we were to trace back far enough, few "historically" indigenous peoples would still be occupying the same turf. We don't even have to look back that far. Our own history is one of displacement of "natives." And is geography won by force of arms a disqualifier? (Conquered territory was once the only arbiter necessary.) The entire globe would be rescrambled if we we're to adjudicate "rightful" occupiers of territory. Only a buzz brain like Gingrich would think his argument was relevant. ... The entire history of the Jews is the argument. Harry Bridges once said of the Longshoreman's union "even if we are wrong, we are right!" That's my attitude about Israel and the Jews. If not Israel, where?

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