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fresnelly · 12-11-2005, 07:56 PM

I haven't heard lot of this story's background, and I'd like to ask a few questions to understand it better.

Why were the life guards assaulted in the first place? What was the extent of the attack?

Is there a specific history of resentment towards the Lebonese, or has a general racism just become focused by events of the past week?

Does anger over the Bali bombings have anything to do with this?

What is the ethnic/racial mix in the area? Is there a large Lebonese community or district?

Is this a resort area or a working city that happens to have a beach.

Are there many tourists in the area?

Are the "life savers" the guys who sit in chairs on the beach and patrol for drowning swimmers a la Baywatch, or something different?

What or who is a "wog"?

12-11-2005, 07:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
fresnelly Functionally Appropriate Location: Toronto	I haven't heard lot of this story's background, and I'd like to ask a few questions to understand it better. Why were the life guards assaulted in the first place? What was the extent of the attack? Is there a specific history of resentment towards the Lebonese, or has a general racism just become focused by events of the past week? Does anger over the Bali bombings have anything to do with this? What is the ethnic/racial mix in the area? Is there a large Lebonese community or district? Is this a resort area or a working city that happens to have a beach. Are there many tourists in the area? Are the "life savers" the guys who sit in chairs on the beach and patrol for drowning swimmers a la Baywatch, or something different? What or who is a "wog"? __________________ Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life Last edited by fresnelly; 12-11-2005 at 08:04 PM..