JC> I have to study up on the post-WW II boom as to how much of the overseas
  > rebuilding contributed to local U.S. economies. We xertainly wanted to
  > avoid the problems caused by the end of WW I where we simply made
  > unsurmountable peace demands.
I actually don't *know* how much influence it had on our economy.  I was
just guessing that that was part of the motivation.  If you find out,
let me know.
JC> Part of the problem is trying to decide if we should feel "shame", 
"dismay"
  > "guilt", "blame", etc. I remember hearing a talk by a well-known and
  > respected Klamath elder who placed just as much blame on her own elders
  > for "selling out" during the 1950s termination of the Klamath and their
  > extensive land holdings. I suppose similar things could be said about the
  > Trail of Tears or the Holocaust. It's not an easy task judging our elders
  > and ancestors even with 20-20 hindsight.
I agree with this.  There *were* folks who sold out during the Trail of
TEars.  There are still folks selling out.  And there *were* white
people who supported the Cherokees during the Trail of Tears, including
the white lawyer who took the case to court; just as there are whites
who are supportive today.  It is never an absolute all or nothing thing.
                     Sondra
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