Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!

Corkey · 10-10-2011, 03:09 PM

Ok so this is my attempt at sticking it to the US governments lame day for the man who wiped out entire societies all in the name of his king and queen.
Do you celebrate or mourn for these people?
Your thought on this auspicious day.

Please as always be respectful to your neighbor.

Mr. Moon · 10-10-2011, 03:48 PM

I mourn for those killed, raped, ravaged and a multitude of other things. I think what still goes on in regards to this is the most horrible.

U.S.A. sure likes to think they are saviors of the oppressed. but forget that they are doing just that.

This thread could get quite radical...are we in the red zone?? LOL

But seriously, I find it awful.

-Mr. Moon

Ebon · 10-10-2011, 04:03 PM

It's just like the USA to glorify a murderer and try to candy coat the bullshit that they did. They might as well have Hitler day as far as I'm concerned. I went to an event that some Native people threw in Boston when I lived there. It was called "Who was this Columbus guy anyway." I don't understand how people don't stop and think about all of the horrible things that he was responsible for.

Apocalipstic · 10-10-2011, 04:17 PM

I changed all our work calendars to say Fall Bank Holiday.

Liam · 10-10-2011, 04:31 PM

I do not celebrate today's federal holiday.

AtLast · 10-10-2011, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Liam

I do not celebrate today's federal holiday.

Me either- can't do it and I think it is impotant to ask kids in our families what they are taught about Columbus in school. Then re-educate them. Also, contact their school district. If there has to be some kind of "hero" designated about the "discovery" (which it already had been by natives) of the Americas, we need to have a red person designated. I know, I know, it's all about the European "discovery." The whole concept of discovery needs to thrown out.

Corkey · 10-10-2011, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ebon

It's just like the USA to glorify a murderer and try to candy coat the bullshit that they did. They might as well have Hitler day as far as I'm concerned. I went to an event that some Native people threw in Boston when I lived there. It was called "Who was this Columbus guy anyway." I don't understand how people don't stop and think about all of the horrible things that he was responsible for.

I know, but this is something that has to happen, people need to hear it.

Corkey · 10-10-2011, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Moon

I mourn for those killed, raped, ravaged and a multitude of other things. I think what still goes on in regards to this is the most horrible.

U.S.A. sure likes to think they are saviors of the oppressed. but forget that they are doing just that.

This thread could get quite radical...are we in the red zone?? LOL

But seriously, I find it awful.

-Mr. Moon

No not in the red zone, I figured if people can't be respectful to each other here, then there really isn't any hope for the future.

Abigail Crabby · 10-10-2011, 04:33 PM

I do not celebrate this day as a holiday - where the fuck did Columbus get off murdering the people who belonged here.

I celebrate the indigenous people of this land.....

Okiebug61 · 10-10-2011, 05:00 PM

Shouldn't we add Andrew Jackson to the hit list?

Ebon · 10-10-2011, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Okiebug61

Shouldn't we add Andrew Jackson to the hit list?

I get what you're saying but I think the point was that columbus has a holiday after him on a federal level. It's just a big kick in the face to all of the true owners of this land.

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