Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: John Ames Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.usage.english Subject: Re: Floppies Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 08:26:50 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 19 Message-ID: <20250924082650.00005886@gmail.com> References: <9fjemlxbio.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <10ah9i6$3v8gp$1@dont-email.me> <10ai0bj$599f$1@dont-email.me> <5FLzQ.110783$OHH2.12315@fx14.iad> <10aoava$1jlb8$1@dont-email.me> <10aocau$1jued$1@dont-email.me> <10aodt0$1k427$1@dont-email.me> <10aogmh$1kdk0$2@dont-email.me> <10aojal$1lmtl$1@dont-email.me> <10aoodo$1mm57$1@dont-email.me> <10aorpq$1nn70$1@dont-email.me> <56l7qlxno2.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <7vOdnfVFdLDSYkz1nZ2dnZfqn_SdnZ2d@giganews.com> <10ati2m$2ro6u$1@dont-email.me> <10atj5t$2s3p4$1@dont-email.me> <10atqhd$2tjc4$1@dont-email.me> <1kDAQ.92$Jpef.9@fx15.ams1> <10av93r$3acjh$2@dont-email.me> <10avgu9$3c3k8$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:26:55 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="45af9b10108f1e5f33f3b2269225cff9"; logging-data="3917386"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+R++JA5DVk5Zwv2noleUwWAJJv+v59mY0=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:A1BjaYJvUryo8F1EjI1oDy/OMkM= X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.3.0 (GTK 3.24.42; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:75106 alt.usage.english:1128874 On Tue, 23 Sep 2025 21:40:36 -0400 c186282 wrote: > Who stole substantial portions from the Previous Owners at > spear-point, who stole substantial portions from the Previous Owners > at spear-point, who ... regress 35,000 years ... conquests, > genocides, slavery .......... > > Why is only 'western culture' blamed for conquests ??? While I am more than anything just exasperated with the *endless* OT political/Great Culture War spam flooding this newsgroup of late,* I have to take a moment to boggle at this "WELL THEY DID IT FIRST!!!" nonsense. Get outta here with that, you wouldn't even buy that excuse from bickering kindergartners. * (Who would've guessed that turning off the Google Groups firehose would actually *not* lead to an improvement in poster quality!?)