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[Curt Steinmetz]

If we consider slavery and genocide to be crimes then, depending on the 
statute of limitations, the US was definitely founded by criminals - if 
not convicts.
Curt

Richard P. Hayes wrote:
> On Thursday 09 October 2008 08:15:00 Jim Peavler wrote:
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>   
>> Most of our current population here (excepting the natives) came here
>> because they were starving, and only became criminals later. 
>>     
>
> Be fair, Jim. You can hardly expect people to refrain from criminal activities 
> when they no longer have slaves to do their work for them. Besides, there was 
> a whole continent lying there just waiting to be stolen from the people who 
> had been living there for thousands of years. It would have taken superhuman 
> powers NOT to indulge in criminal behavior.
>
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