Posted by Mwett on 8/17/2023 11:04:00 AM (view original):
ANY native American (the original Americans!)
Hurrah tree-huggers and smoke-signal senders ! What else did you do with 'your' land during your 15,000 - 20,000 years opportunity ? It only took European crossovers 200 years to go to the moon and world leaders in commerce and technology. And you're still mad. But go you !
Don't get me started.
200 Years!!
Cripes. It only took us whites about 60 years to exterminate the American Bison, dam all the daggone rivers, imperil the existence of literally 100's of species here on the Continent for eons before we arrived, pollute our waterways and coastlines with sewage, overgraze the entire southwest, and let's not forget TRY and exterminate ANY HUMAN beings that stood in the way, and I haven't even mentioned the criminal mismanagement of OUR Public lands (and I could go on and ON about all the supposed
fine stuff we have accomplished).
" European crossovers 200 years to go to the moon and world leaders in commerce and technology."
ACKKK!
WHAT is this you speak of and what exactly did it serve to advance the human condition?
Am I happier in my stick frame (and mortgage), and my need to go earn (do 40 it used to be called) to afford to exist..........
than I would be in my native shelter (tipi or wickieup, etc), arrising with the sun, harvesting my food naturally, raising my children from the Earth in the ways of my great grandfather, believing in my
world, my god, and my power as human???
It's a legit question.
A very tough question for the Father of Texas for just one historical example.
And for me. I like my life and my world but I am aware of what we've forsaken.
The life we COULD have had with a tad more wisdom.
Custer was a fool. A foolhardy arrogant MORON who led his followers/charges to their deaths.................foolishly!
Those are historical conclusions gleaned from FACT!
And his stupidity was the final coffin for our Native peoples.
Also, historical fact.
But to conclude they lived their lives with less VALUE is completely and totally arrogantly foolish.
I try every day to include as much joy of LIFE (minute by minute) as I can do.
Second chances at living will do that to a feller.
I just HOPE I can live as happily and as freely as did the Apache, the Navajo, the Cheyenne, or the Sioux, or any of our Native peoples lived.............before we "subdued" and imprisoned them by FORCE, and thievery and took away their lifestyle.
We IMPOSED our lifeways on them. Very much against their will and to their detriment.
We have absolutely NOTHING to be proud of in our domination on this continent!
It was certainly NOT the ways of any Jesus I had taught to me.
Then Play/Pray on.
8/17/2023 12:46 PM (edited)