12-02-2018, 04:07 AM
Done deal? Why bother? sad.
I was born in a state that was taken from Native Americans with broken treaties. I moved to Hawaii, not knowing much of it’s history, but enough to know it was probably not much different than the other 49 states. Do we all stop in our tracks, try and find the rightful rulers and heirs, who no longer exist, and as we’ve seen, pretty much everyone makes claim to ali’i status, few view themselves as simple royal subjects living under an intricate system of Kapu, or worse, as a menehune from previous voyages?
To return to the past would we all become census takers, ancestry researchers, lawyers, judges, administrators, etc - - with no one left to grow food, or build anything? We'd descend into a hell of arbitration, of our own design, and for what? For the human race to go backwards hundreds or thousands of years? Can you imagine the point from which we would start over? It’s far less a point of fairness and righteousness, it’s more like time travel and science fiction without the science, or most horrifically the fiction.
Think about the massive effort that would be required. Think about the outcome. When I consider the implications, I liken it to a car that’s been stolen. The police call and say “we found your car.” You imagine it just as you left it. You’ll put your keys in the ignition and drive home. Instead, you arrive to find a stripped, burnt out hulk, and all you’re left with are the towing fees.
"I want great climate, we’re going to have that.” President Donald J. Trump, while viewing the massive wildfire devastation 11/17/18. (The J stands for Jenius)
I was born in a state that was taken from Native Americans with broken treaties. I moved to Hawaii, not knowing much of it’s history, but enough to know it was probably not much different than the other 49 states. Do we all stop in our tracks, try and find the rightful rulers and heirs, who no longer exist, and as we’ve seen, pretty much everyone makes claim to ali’i status, few view themselves as simple royal subjects living under an intricate system of Kapu, or worse, as a menehune from previous voyages?
To return to the past would we all become census takers, ancestry researchers, lawyers, judges, administrators, etc - - with no one left to grow food, or build anything? We'd descend into a hell of arbitration, of our own design, and for what? For the human race to go backwards hundreds or thousands of years? Can you imagine the point from which we would start over? It’s far less a point of fairness and righteousness, it’s more like time travel and science fiction without the science, or most horrifically the fiction.
Think about the massive effort that would be required. Think about the outcome. When I consider the implications, I liken it to a car that’s been stolen. The police call and say “we found your car.” You imagine it just as you left it. You’ll put your keys in the ignition and drive home. Instead, you arrive to find a stripped, burnt out hulk, and all you’re left with are the towing fees.
"I want great climate, we’re going to have that.” President Donald J. Trump, while viewing the massive wildfire devastation 11/17/18. (The J stands for Jenius)
"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