Originally Posted by *******

By the way I am probably one of the few people posting in this thread who has actually traveled to many areas of the world and studied history, culture, etc. No I never stayed in fancy hotels and focused on the touristy activities. Instead I would go to libraries, meet locals, and volunteer for archeological digs. I did not get my world view from some government approved text book or from the TV or movies. Why did I do this when most kids my age where getting drunk, absorbing mind numbing TV, and slacking of in colledge? It is because I always knew the official version of history and politics was completely bogus and as a young man I wanted to seek the truth.