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HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY!
Posted by:
Redskined Indian
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Date: October 13, 2014 10:34AM
Earlier this month, the Seattle City Council voted to celebrate "Indigenous People's Day" instead of Columbus Day. Berkeley, California, did the same in 1992, as have other "blue" cities since. The rejection of Christopher Columbus is an especially revealing example of the anti-historical agenda of the "progressives" who control the Democratic Party.
Why is Columbus Day a holiday? Well, one reason is the quest for recognition by Italian-Americans. But the really important reason is that Columbus stands for the vision and courage and tenacity of every immigrant to this nation. He was in a sense our first immigrant - the first person to leave the Old World and, albeit by accident, land in the New. Every person who crossed the ocean in a leaky wooden boat (and they all leaked) made the same journey he did. Every person who passed through the Cumberland Gap, or settled the prairie, or took the Oregon Trail was another Columbus. When we honor him, we honor them. And because they built this country, when we honor them, we honor America.
There's nothing necessarily wrong with Indigenous People's Day. If we want to honor the first inhabitants of this continent, and even acknowledge our mistreatment of them, we can and we should. But by denying Columbus his rightful place, the progressives reveal their true agenda. Their goal is not to enlighten with more accurate history, but to undermine our confidence by attacking our past.
Yes, Columbus was obsessed with glory and wealth. He was wrong about key facts, including the circumference of the Earth. Norsemen, and possibly Basque fishermen, were here before him. Yes, the Spanish conquest of the Americas was brutal, and our own treatment of the Indian nations has been anything but admirable. But none of this justifies rejecting his accomplishments. He had the dream, and he made it real.
Christopher Columbus - whatever his faults - deserves to be remembered with gratitude. So do the millions who came after him. And so does our great nation.
Why is Columbus Day a holiday? Well, one reason is the quest for recognition by Italian-Americans. But the really important reason is that Columbus stands for the vision and courage and tenacity of every immigrant to this nation. He was in a sense our first immigrant - the first person to leave the Old World and, albeit by accident, land in the New. Every person who crossed the ocean in a leaky wooden boat (and they all leaked) made the same journey he did. Every person who passed through the Cumberland Gap, or settled the prairie, or took the Oregon Trail was another Columbus. When we honor him, we honor them. And because they built this country, when we honor them, we honor America.
There's nothing necessarily wrong with Indigenous People's Day. If we want to honor the first inhabitants of this continent, and even acknowledge our mistreatment of them, we can and we should. But by denying Columbus his rightful place, the progressives reveal their true agenda. Their goal is not to enlighten with more accurate history, but to undermine our confidence by attacking our past.
Yes, Columbus was obsessed with glory and wealth. He was wrong about key facts, including the circumference of the Earth. Norsemen, and possibly Basque fishermen, were here before him. Yes, the Spanish conquest of the Americas was brutal, and our own treatment of the Indian nations has been anything but admirable. But none of this justifies rejecting his accomplishments. He had the dream, and he made it real.
Christopher Columbus - whatever his faults - deserves to be remembered with gratitude. So do the millions who came after him. And so does our great nation.
Re: HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY!
Posted by:
Woop Woop
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Date: October 13, 2014 11:27AM
Hatchet job.
Re: HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY!
Posted by:
Cherokee
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Date: October 13, 2014 11:31AM
Re: HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY!
Posted by:
Viking
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Date: October 13, 2014 01:56PM
It's good to learn about history, but I have a feeling that arguing about who stands for "vision and courage and tenacity" is not a fruitful exercise. Talking about an individual's "rightful place" in terms of a Monday off is rather lame IMO.
I honestly don't think the renaming of the day reveals much of anything, except maybe that people need to make some kind of meaning out of a day off that probably should not be a day off. When is Leif Erickson Day?
I honestly don't think the renaming of the day reveals much of anything, except maybe that people need to make some kind of meaning out of a day off that probably should not be a day off. When is Leif Erickson Day?
Re: HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY!
Posted by:
Agent Mulder
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Date: October 13, 2014 02:47PM
I've been feeling pretty indigenous lately. What's the legal definition of indigenous? How many generations?
I mean when the Indians came over from Russia and China it took them some time to become indigenous.
The truth is out there.
I mean when the Indians came over from Russia and China it took them some time to become indigenous.
The truth is out there.
Re: HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY!
Posted by:
you qualify
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Date: October 13, 2014 02:55PM
^ It's a self identification process. So if you feel indigenous, yes you are indigenous. Enjoy your day!
Re: HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY!
Posted by:
Agent Mulder
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Date: October 13, 2014 03:06PM
Yay!
I'm indigenous...
Does this mean I still have to go to work, pay taxes, vote, live a moral life and care for my family, or do I get a pass?
I guess the entire meaning of life is that it's not what you call yourself, but what you say and do that really defines who you are.
I'm indigenous...
Does this mean I still have to go to work, pay taxes, vote, live a moral life and care for my family, or do I get a pass?
I guess the entire meaning of life is that it's not what you call yourself, but what you say and do that really defines who you are.
Re: HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY!
Posted by:
Evil settlers
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Date: October 13, 2014 03:12PM
Christians murdered and pillaged the Indians. Happy Native American Genocide Day!
Re: HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY!
Posted by:
Agent Mulder
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Date: October 13, 2014 03:23PM
Evil settlers Wrote:
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> Christians murdered and pillaged the Indians.
> Happy Native American Genocide Day!
Who are these "Christians" and why aren't they facing criminal charges? Murder and pillaging sound like some serious crimes. Where is Eric Holder on all this? Why is it not on MSNBC or FOX?
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> Christians murdered and pillaged the Indians.
> Happy Native American Genocide Day!
Who are these "Christians" and why aren't they facing criminal charges? Murder and pillaging sound like some serious crimes. Where is Eric Holder on all this? Why is it not on MSNBC or FOX?
Re: HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY!
Posted by:
FxUxk
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Date: October 13, 2014 05:01PM
What the f--- did American aboriginals do to deserve a holiday?
Open a casino?
If that were the case, then a whole bunch of crooks would also have holidays.
Look, Indians, when you do something deserving of a federal holiday, then you'll get a federal holiday.
Open a casino?
If that were the case, then a whole bunch of crooks would also have holidays.
Look, Indians, when you do something deserving of a federal holiday, then you'll get a federal holiday.
Re: HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY!
Posted by:
How, Red Man!
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Date: October 13, 2014 05:07PM
Pffffttttttttt.....
Sore losers.
Sore losers.
Re: HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY!
Posted by:
K. Lepto
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Date: October 13, 2014 05:31PM
Columbus Day = celebrating the day the natives discovered Columbus.
Re: HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY!
Posted by:
Amerigo
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Date: October 13, 2014 06:50PM
Shouldn't we be celebrating Amerigo Vespucci? Our country is named after him. Just sayin.
Re: HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY!
Posted by:
Ferguson
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Date: October 14, 2014 12:40PM
How blacks celebrate Indigenous Peoples day:
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/10/ferguson-protesters-march-at-upscale-plaza-frontenac-shopping-mall-in-st-louis/
We need a 21st century Columbus to take them to Ebolaland.
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/10/ferguson-protesters-march-at-upscale-plaza-frontenac-shopping-mall-in-st-louis/
We need a 21st century Columbus to take them to Ebolaland.
Re: HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY!
Posted by:
Henry Louis Gates
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Date: October 14, 2014 12:52PM
Agent Mulder Wrote:
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> I've been feeling pretty indigenous lately. What's
> the legal definition of indigenous? How many
> generations? I mean when the Indians came over
> from Russia and China it took them some time to
> become indigenous. The truth is out there.
We're all indigenous to Africa if you trace things back far enough.
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> I've been feeling pretty indigenous lately. What's
> the legal definition of indigenous? How many
> generations? I mean when the Indians came over
> from Russia and China it took them some time to
> become indigenous. The truth is out there.
We're all indigenous to Africa if you trace things back far enough.
Re: HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY!
Posted by:
GUBBAMINT WORKA
()
Date: October 14, 2014 01:04PM
don't care what day it is as long as it's a fed day which gives me the day off. I WANT MY FREE SHIT BITCH!!!!!!!!!
Re: HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY!
Posted by:
Yes - but REMEMBER -
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Date: October 14, 2014 10:25PM
Redskined Indian Wrote:
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> Earlier this month, the Seattle City Council voted
> to celebrate "Indigenous People's Day" instead of
> Columbus Day. Berkeley, California, did the same
> in 1992, as have other "blue" cities since. The
> rejection of Christopher Columbus is an especially
> revealing example of the anti-historical agenda of
> the "progressives" who control the Democratic
> Party.
>
> Why is Columbus Day a holiday? Well, one reason
> is the quest for recognition by Italian-Americans.
> But the really important reason is that Columbus
> stands for the vision and courage and tenacity of
> every immigrant to this nation. He was in a sense
> our first immigrant - the first person to leave
> the Old World and, albeit by accident, land in the
> New. Every person who crossed the ocean in a
> leaky wooden boat (and they all leaked) made the
> same journey he did. Every person who passed
> through the Cumberland Gap, or settled the
> prairie, or took the Oregon Trail was another
> Columbus. When we honor him, we honor them. And
> because they built this country, when we honor
> them, we honor America.
>
> There's nothing necessarily wrong with Indigenous
> People's Day. If we want to honor the first
> inhabitants of this continent, and even
> acknowledge our mistreatment of them, we can and
> we should. But by denying Columbus his rightful
> place, the progressives reveal their true agenda.
> Their goal is not to enlighten with more accurate
> history, but to undermine our confidence by
> attacking our past.
>
> Yes, Columbus was obsessed with glory and wealth.
> He was wrong about key facts, including the
> circumference of the Earth. Norsemen, and
> possibly Basque fishermen, were here before him.
> Yes, the Spanish conquest of the Americas was
> brutal, and our own treatment of the Indian
> nations has been anything but admirable. But none
> of this justifies rejecting his accomplishments.
> He had the dream, and he made it real.
>
> Christopher Columbus - whatever his faults -
> deserves to be remembered with gratitude. So do
> the millions who came after him. And so does our
> great nation.
The ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS from Mexico, Central and South America are NOT indigenous to the U.S.A. or North America like they are trying to indicate to help justify their ILLEGAL status here.
Thank You!
Attachments:
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> Earlier this month, the Seattle City Council voted
> to celebrate "Indigenous People's Day" instead of
> Columbus Day. Berkeley, California, did the same
> in 1992, as have other "blue" cities since. The
> rejection of Christopher Columbus is an especially
> revealing example of the anti-historical agenda of
> the "progressives" who control the Democratic
> Party.
>
> Why is Columbus Day a holiday? Well, one reason
> is the quest for recognition by Italian-Americans.
> But the really important reason is that Columbus
> stands for the vision and courage and tenacity of
> every immigrant to this nation. He was in a sense
> our first immigrant - the first person to leave
> the Old World and, albeit by accident, land in the
> New. Every person who crossed the ocean in a
> leaky wooden boat (and they all leaked) made the
> same journey he did. Every person who passed
> through the Cumberland Gap, or settled the
> prairie, or took the Oregon Trail was another
> Columbus. When we honor him, we honor them. And
> because they built this country, when we honor
> them, we honor America.
>
> There's nothing necessarily wrong with Indigenous
> People's Day. If we want to honor the first
> inhabitants of this continent, and even
> acknowledge our mistreatment of them, we can and
> we should. But by denying Columbus his rightful
> place, the progressives reveal their true agenda.
> Their goal is not to enlighten with more accurate
> history, but to undermine our confidence by
> attacking our past.
>
> Yes, Columbus was obsessed with glory and wealth.
> He was wrong about key facts, including the
> circumference of the Earth. Norsemen, and
> possibly Basque fishermen, were here before him.
> Yes, the Spanish conquest of the Americas was
> brutal, and our own treatment of the Indian
> nations has been anything but admirable. But none
> of this justifies rejecting his accomplishments.
> He had the dream, and he made it real.
>
> Christopher Columbus - whatever his faults -
> deserves to be remembered with gratitude. So do
> the millions who came after him. And so does our
> great nation.
The ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS from Mexico, Central and South America are NOT indigenous to the U.S.A. or North America like they are trying to indicate to help justify their ILLEGAL status here.
Thank You!
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Re: HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY!
Posted by:
Rybo Nucleic Acid, man...
()
Date: October 14, 2014 11:09PM
Henry Louis Gates Wrote:
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> Agent Mulder Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I've been feeling pretty indigenous lately.
> What's
> > the legal definition of indigenous? How many
> > generations? I mean when the Indians came over
>
> > from Russia and China it took them some time to
>
> > become indigenous. The truth is out there.
>
> We're all indigenous to Africa if you trace things
> back far enough.
Not all genetic models are pointing to this older theory. Newer methods of mapping the human genome are pointing to a more diverse, independent evolution spread over several hot spots.
Watching LiveLeak videos makes me think this may be true.
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> Agent Mulder Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I've been feeling pretty indigenous lately.
> What's
> > the legal definition of indigenous? How many
> > generations? I mean when the Indians came over
>
> > from Russia and China it took them some time to
>
> > become indigenous. The truth is out there.
>
> We're all indigenous to Africa if you trace things
> back far enough.
Not all genetic models are pointing to this older theory. Newer methods of mapping the human genome are pointing to a more diverse, independent evolution spread over several hot spots.
Watching LiveLeak videos makes me think this may be true.