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I heard Eden was in Iraq, probably.... claim is in Ethiopia seems false [[User:ChineseChristian|ChineseChristian]] 03:39, 15 May 2007 (EDT) | I heard Eden was in Iraq, probably.... claim is in Ethiopia seems false [[User:ChineseChristian|ChineseChristian]] 03:39, 15 May 2007 (EDT) | ||
:Yes, most claims about the location of [[Eden]] base it in the Iraq/Iran/Eastern Turkey area. Still, The claim should stand if it was made by some authoritative person or body, rather than by (eg) the Ethiopian Tourism department! | :Yes, most claims about the location of [[Eden]] base it in the Iraq/Iran/Eastern Turkey area. Still, The claim should stand if it was made by some authoritative person or body, rather than by (eg) the Ethiopian Tourism department! | ||
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Come On People
Africa is South-EAST of Asia? That's been in this entry since November of last year? This does not make me think highly of this site.
Trring to justify colonialism
I have a hard time understanding why contributors to this page a trying to put a pretty face on the colonial episode - thrying to paint abusive labor practices as thouh they gave "idle Africans" something to do and a wage, when none of the proceeds went to the benefit of the people whose land it was before the Euros pushed them off it. Colonialism was and remains evil and went against basic conservative ideas like freedom of ownership, control of one's own property and controlling one's own economic destiny. -Sevenstring
Garden of Eden location?
I heard Eden was in Iraq, probably.... claim is in Ethiopia seems false ChineseChristian 03:39, 15 May 2007 (EDT)
- Yes, most claims about the location of Eden base it in the Iraq/Iran/Eastern Turkey area. Still, The claim should stand if it was made by some authoritative person or body, rather than by (eg) the Ethiopian Tourism department!
This entry manifests the racist idea that no relevant history occurred in Africa prior to European colonization of the continent.