Comments on: Am I Not Human?

By: Toby

Toby — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:57:56 +0000

Ah, I love this troll designation from you so-called progressive little neo-marxists. And, how cute: your dedicating “Thanksgiving” to some organization to raise consciousness.

Sorry, but mass communal guilt strikes me as being unconscious. History is replete with such nonsense with dire results.

By: Changeseeker

Changeseeker — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:31:16 +0000

That Jensen article is the one that pushed me to decide to start celebrating the contributions of indigenous people to my world on a different day in November next year while dedicating "Thanksgiving" to some organized action to raise consciousness. Changeseeker ´s last blog post..What Would Malcolm Say?

By: Eric Stoller

Eric Stoller — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 08:49:18 +0000

Ugh. Toby the Troll sure does get around.

Eric Stoller ´s last blog post..Epic Galapagos video

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:44:09 +0000

@Toby:

Who cries for the little Aztec/Inca children who were tortured and flayed alive to please the Maize god? Who cries for the teen-age girls scalped by Comanche or Apache warriors?

I do. And so should you instead of trying to play these stupid “one-up,” who was the meanie meaniest bullshit games. You can kindly take that mess somewhere else.

I celebrate this day just fine and feel no GUILT toward any Indian or former slave.

I bet you do.

By: PortlyDyke

PortlyDyke — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:53:18 +0000

"I celebrate this day just fine and feel no GUILT toward any Indian or former slave." How nice for you. /snark PortlyDyke ´s last blog post..Happy Turkey -- with Mormon Sauce

By: Toby

Toby — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:24:09 +0000

Thanksgiving with love and well wishes for everyone, but I cannot set aside the horror that is the origins of this holiday.

I’m sure that very few of today’s Indians actually realy care about those supposed horrors. But if you like to read about horror then by all means read about the Incas, Aztecs or the Toltecs. These guys make Columbus seem like a social worker. Who cries for the little Aztec/Inca children who were tortured and flayed alive to please the Maize god? Who cries for the teen-age girls scalped by Comanche or Apache warriors? Shucks-they had it comming didn’t they?
I celebrate this day just fine and feel no GUILT toward any Indian or former slave.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:32:37 +0000

That’s a great article! Gives me much to think about. Thanks for sharing!

By: cripchick

cripchick — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:48:46 +0000

a friend shared this with me yesterday, an article about how a lot of lefties love thanksgiving and how thinking that we can make our own realities and ignore global repercussions fits into capitalism:

http://www.alternet.org/story/68170

just wanted to share. : ) thanks for the links.

cripchick ´s last blog post..things to check out!