Although it took little while, the earliest white power on this land annihilated vast numbers of indigenous people here who are greatly marginalized and still have no power or voice. They may beg to differ thinking killing off their people was not a lasting resolution by those who think they are superior.
Although it took little while, the earliest white power on this land annihilated vast numbers of indigenous people here who are greatly marginalized and still have no power or voice. They may beg to differ thinking killing off their people was not a lasting resolution by those who think they are superior.
I am always shocked, when I visit friends at Pine Ridge, at how many of them accepted the white man's religion even today. Their own nature-based spiritual paths are so connected with gratitude and the earth. I am not seeing that in these cults of mostly white people who appear to have zero gratitude for anything but a golden calf that wants to squeeze every fricking dime and applause from them possible. And they relish in it, and could give a sh_t about the rest of the world and the earth. TCinLA has a point. If our systems of checks and balances were stronger, most of these republicans in our government would be in jail with the proud boys (who have nothing to be proud of by their false sense of superiority backed by the phallic symbols they carry to make sure they are top dogs. In my dreams of a sane world, none of them would exist.
They should be deported and let other people come here who want to live in a democracy because they KNOW the stifling oppression of an authoritarian regime.
If our justice system would get it together, much of the loudmouthed swamp would be cleaned out of our government.
For me, the essential trust I had in our institutions as basically trying to “do the right thing” has been trampled. I’m not naive but as a child of the ‘60’s/‘70’s I saw the striving to do the right thing. The power accrual of the ‘90’s saw us asleep at the wheel, manipulated by those seeking their riches. Who knew it would take such a self serving clown to wake me. We must assure that our institutions hold, and I’m encouraged by all those, including here, that are working to ensure they do.
Although it took little while, the earliest white power on this land annihilated vast numbers of indigenous people here who are greatly marginalized and still have no power or voice. They may beg to differ thinking killing off their people was not a lasting resolution by those who think they are superior.
I am always shocked, when I visit friends at Pine Ridge, at how many of them accepted the white man's religion even today. Their own nature-based spiritual paths are so connected with gratitude and the earth. I am not seeing that in these cults of mostly white people who appear to have zero gratitude for anything but a golden calf that wants to squeeze every fricking dime and applause from them possible. And they relish in it, and could give a sh_t about the rest of the world and the earth. TCinLA has a point. If our systems of checks and balances were stronger, most of these republicans in our government would be in jail with the proud boys (who have nothing to be proud of by their false sense of superiority backed by the phallic symbols they carry to make sure they are top dogs. In my dreams of a sane world, none of them would exist.
They should be deported and let other people come here who want to live in a democracy because they KNOW the stifling oppression of an authoritarian regime.
If our justice system would get it together, much of the loudmouthed swamp would be cleaned out of our government.
For me, the essential trust I had in our institutions as basically trying to “do the right thing” has been trampled. I’m not naive but as a child of the ‘60’s/‘70’s I saw the striving to do the right thing. The power accrual of the ‘90’s saw us asleep at the wheel, manipulated by those seeking their riches. Who knew it would take such a self serving clown to wake me. We must assure that our institutions hold, and I’m encouraged by all those, including here, that are working to ensure they do.
Hear! Hear! Your last sentence says it all in its brevity and context / content.