Re: Alternate history[Here's my Timeline](long)

Since my post and the criticism of it have engendered responses from
others 
now, I suppose I should speak up for myself as well.

First of all, let me preface this by reminding them that even though
this is 
not "Fantasy" as they call it, it IS FICTION.... and fiction has to do
with 
events we MAKE UP.

As to the impossibility of my timeline, let's remember a couple of 
things.... this doesn't all happen Next Tuesday. A lot of my timeline 
depends on certain events happening over a very long course of time. 
Things 
change over time. Demographics, geography, all sorts of changes happen.

Secondly, I must admit I worded my post poorly.  By given back to the 
Indians, I never meant to imply that it was at the cost of displacing 
others. In fact, the very objection made was taken into account by me. 
I 
admit you could not know this just from a cursory glance at my post, but
on 
the other hand, NO ONE EVER ASKED.... if they had raised their
objections 
more graciously, I might have beenm willing to present them with a more 
detailed timeline that actually justifies events as I present them.

But opinions are personal property, and everyone has a right to one.
What I 
most strongly object to is the fact that now it seems others are 
misunderstanding what *I* actually said in the first place, since it
never 
mentioned a "Million man army of occupation."  Go ahead and criticize me
for 
what I've said,m but not for what I haven't.

Brian B

----Original Message Follows----
From: John Leary <john_t_leary@pronetusa.net>
Reply-To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
Subject: Re: Alternate history[Here's my Timeline](long)
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 15:08:32 -0800

Jade,
      I must agree that this is science-fiction, not fantasy!
Not stopping to consider that every man, woman, and child in
Isreal has a gun and knows how to use it, would mess up the timeline
that was presented.   Same thing with the USA, a million man army
of occupation would cease to exist in about two weeks.

Bye for now,
John L.

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