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Originally posted by taxwonk
My memory was off a bit on the involvement of Ataturk and his band of thugs. The Turks have a lot of soul-searching to do. As best I recall, the U.S. House of Representatives is not now, and never was, part of the Young Turks.
And I would be a whole lot more impressed by seeing the Vatican actually taking steps to increase inter-faith understanding and tolerance, like for instance, acknowledging that Jews and Catholics, and for that matter Protestants and Muslims, all worship the same God, than I am by some hollow words unaccompanied by action.
And when I used the word "futile" I was referring not to the efforts of a people to correct past abuses. I was describing the action of the House as being futile. The notion that they believe they can issue a resolution deploring genocide and the people they are pointing fingeres at will miraculously see the error of their ways is what I find objectionable.
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Sometimes, reminding people that the world is watching helps. Of course, if they're just munching popcorn and watching on the television (cf. Burma), it doesn't do that much good. But you must start somewhere.
There was a major stink in Boston when the local Anti-Defamation League, to the consternation of the National Anti-Defamation League, stood up for this resolution. I think it focused a lot of people on the issue and helped build awareness of both the current and historical situation considerably. Just as this resolution is raising quite a bit of awareness of the issue now. There are some things that should not be forgotten.
And, as to the Vatican, 2.
