[PLUG-TALK] Re: [PLUG] Sounds good to me ;)
J Henshaw
jeff at jhenshaw.com
Wed Jun 19 00:35:27 UTC 2002
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeme A Brelin" <jeme at brelin.net>
To: "PLUG off-topic discussion" <plug-talk at lists.pdxlinux.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 7:19 AM
Subject: Re: [PLUG-TALK] Re: [PLUG] Sounds good to me ;)
>
> On Tue, 18 Jun 2002, J Henshaw wrote:
> > > Um... right. So the Europeans took away the natural right of the
Natives
> > > to survive by restricting the use of the land to particular
> > > individuals. Hence, there was war and it was caused by the greed and
lack
> > > of respect inherent in the European invasion and yielded the
destruction
> > > of many civilizations.
> >
> > Look dude, I wasn't there and neither were you, we can't depend on the
> > movie Geronimo for our cultural documentary now can we?
>
> I didn't see it. But I'm not making claims about the particulars. I
> don't think anyone disputes what I wrote above, except for maybe the use
> of the phrase "natural right".
>
> To play your game:
> Facts:
> The Native Americans occupied nearly all of the land the Europeans chose
> to settle.
DNA? I heard they say we all came from one mother, brother.
> The Native Americans were not allowed to continue living on that land and
> were pushed back and labelled "savages".
Ya, gotta watch those "labels"
> Those who requested and those who granted land in the European colonies on
> North America had no intent of sharing the use of the land with the
> Natives.
Really? Then why did they?
> Many native civilizations were destroyed.
Throughout History, not an Evil White Man problem, more of a greed problem
>
> > If we all come from Africa and if your home has no locks on the doors
> > where's the problem, Jeme?
>
> I don't know what Africa has to do with any of this.
Pangea
>
> > But you do have locks. And we do all come from one mother.
>
> The locks on my house are like the locks on the door at 7-Eleven.
You mean what, never closed?
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