01-14-2015, 11:32 AM
Time to let go of all of the angst
True enough.
I think it's easy for comments on all sides of this issue to cause a reaction.
If I may use a current example. After the shootings in Paris, many Muslims pointed out that they shouldn't be held responsible for an act they had no part of, and would never condone, just because another Muslim was the perpetrator. In the same way as a Christian doesn't need to apologize for an act of another Christian.
There are Hawaiian reformers such as Mr. Dedman and Kau Inoa who do not necessarily reflect the beliefs of all other Hawaiians, and we shouldn't make comments as if they do.
Likewise, there are many non-Hawaiians who had nothing to do with the overthrow the Kingdom in 1893, and shouldn't be held accountable for that action because they live here now.
True enough.
I think it's easy for comments on all sides of this issue to cause a reaction.
If I may use a current example. After the shootings in Paris, many Muslims pointed out that they shouldn't be held responsible for an act they had no part of, and would never condone, just because another Muslim was the perpetrator. In the same way as a Christian doesn't need to apologize for an act of another Christian.
There are Hawaiian reformers such as Mr. Dedman and Kau Inoa who do not necessarily reflect the beliefs of all other Hawaiians, and we shouldn't make comments as if they do.
Likewise, there are many non-Hawaiians who had nothing to do with the overthrow the Kingdom in 1893, and shouldn't be held accountable for that action because they live here now.
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves