Comments on: Saving the World, Pt. 1 http://citizented.com/?p=140 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:18:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: admin http://citizented.com/?p=140&cpage=1#comment-46 admin Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:02:14 +0000 http://citizented.com/?p=140#comment-46 Thanks for the input. I agree that Indian reservations aren’t desirable places to be. I spent a lot of time at the local res because a buddy lived there, and the poverty was not enticing. Nonetheless, a mere 100 years ago the tensions were so bad that killings and reprisal killings were commonplace. We had a US Army fort commanded by Civil War lunatic George Pickett (of Pickett’s Charge fame) whose sworn duty was to repress the Indians brutally. Nowadays, the res is a place of poverty, cheap beer and pot. And a casino. And fireworks. And packs of loose dogs. It ain’t heaven, but it ain’t hell, either.

The Palestinian territories have potential. Crazy at it sounds, the Gaza Strip and West Bank could reap huge benefits from tourism if they would just “bury the hatchet”. Israel, like the US, is an inevitability. You don’t have to like it, but you do have to admit it.

I look forward to sipping daiquiris on the beach in Gaza City one day. If they want my money, all they have to do is loosen up on the religious bullshit and come to terms with international trade realities.

]]> By: eric http://citizented.com/?p=140&cpage=1#comment-45 eric Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:08:57 +0000 http://citizented.com/?p=140#comment-45 I like the cut of your jib, but I’m not so sure about the Indian reservation idea. Reservations are, from what I hear, pretty shitty places to live. Sure, there’s no violence, but reading from the likes of Sherman Alexie, they’re quite depressing.
But, I suppose that’s better than random rockets from one border and “smart” bombs from the other.

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