“We are sending a signal across the nation and to the global community that we make these changes in the spirit of truth-telling,” Council Member Alondra Cano said ahead of the Council meeting.
“Now that we have established Indigenous People's Day, every child -- whether that child is native or whether that child is not -- will learn the truth about where America really comes from," added U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison.
Originally Posted by Prison Bitch:
No clue what Abe has to do with Indians
Me neither. You brought up the idea of Mt. Rushmore disappearing, presumably due to Native American pressure, and then singled out Lincoln as the one who would stay, because of . . . blacks? I'm at a bit of a loss. Were you trying to say that black people would tear down Mt. Rushmore? [Reply]
Originally Posted by NewChief:
No shit. People act like he's some kind of founding father. The fairy tale narrative that some of these people buy into about history is pretty awesome.
Next thing they'll be telling us is that Paul Bunyan didn't really make the Grand Canyon with his axe!
Totally, those bullshit narratives are almost as irritating as the bullshit narratives of how widespread or egregious those bullshit narratives actually are. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Prison Bitch:
If someone truly believes whites stole Indian land, then they should give it back to them. And leave. Nothing less will do.
Yeah but, like, every white person swears they are 1/16th (insert NA tribe here), so how would that work? [Reply]
Then give them back your land. You can’t possess stolen property. Do the right thing, give them what is theirs, and ship out back to Tel Aviv. (Which is also on stolen property incidentally) [Reply]
None of you would want to actually live in the primitive cultures you idolize. None of you. You prefer our civilization even as you whine about it. You feast on the bounty while denigrating the men who provided it to you. You’re ungrateful, despicable brats. The lowest of the low
Originally Posted by Prison Bitch:
If someone truly believes whites stole Indian land, then they should give it back to them. And leave. Nothing less will do.
Technically Native Americans aren't even native to America. They came over from Asia after the ice age on the land mass connecting to Alaska. [Reply]
