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

I'm really sorry if I cam across as if I was attacking you. I am, at the
moment and then, on very heavy pain medication. The time line just hit a
discordant note, and I felt the need to comment. Probably not the best
time
for me to be expressing opinions. I admit that I did not ask you how the
events came about before commenting. Hope that settles things.

Jade Tseng
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Bilderback" <bbilderback@hotmail.com>
To: <gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 6:28 PM
Subject: 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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