Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with you Nathan! Un abrazo Lluis > El 26 nov 2021, a les 7:07, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> va > escriure: > > The ambivalence is not about our riches today but the historical > background for the holiday. What we are celebrating is a Disneyfied > version of the story of the arrival of the European settlers in North > America. The reality is genocide committed on Native Americans. It is for > the same reason that I have a deep distaste for Spain?s national day, D?a > de la Hispanidad on 12 October, what is known as Columbus Day in the US > (this distaste is shared by many of my Spanish friends, BTW). > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > photo at frozenlight.eu > > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.frozenlight.eu > > YNWA > > > > >> On 26 Nov 2021, at 01:39, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: >> >> No reason for ambivalence in the west. We have riches beyond compare to >> historical peoples and cultures. The difficulties in transferring these >> riches to other cultures is a difficult problem but for one day we can >> thank our ancestors for our bounty. >> >> On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 5:31 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> >> wrote: >> >>> I have always been ambivalent about this holiday, but still, we are >>> celebrating it with our Spanish friends who find the turkey, pecan pie >>> etc. >>> all very interesting and exotic. So, to my friends in the US, may your >>> turkey be perfectly cooked, may your football team win, and most >>> importantly, may you spend this day with people you love. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> photo at frozenlight.eu >>> >>> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> >>> YNWA >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information