You know...if I had known it would turn out this way I would have never posted this topic... I didn't realize the feelings ran that deep....
I do not feel like I am a child...I haven't been allowed to be a child for years...I lost my grandfather at 13, finished highschool at 14, started college at 15, took care of our farm at 16 and started riding bulls at 17....it makes you grow up fast...... I'm old enough to hold an opinion an an issue.
As far as I can tell...everyone agrees that you can't hold onto the past forever...nobody expects the Vikings to repay the loot they stole...but the issue is how far back to we go? Huntingirl and others think we are not doing enough and that the indian situation is receint enough to warrent reparations (sp??). Others claimed that the time has long since come for the past to be forgotten. I think we should be able to hold our opinions with respect and agree to disagree.