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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 08:52 PM Original message |
How can Russel Means, an activist, not official, of the Lakota, withdraw from treaties? |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. Interesting question. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 09:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I have no doubt Ward Churchill will get in on this. But he's a side show. |
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genie_weenie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. Individualism vs Government |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 09:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Good question. |
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Kucinich4America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 11:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. A guy who lost an election, withdrawing from treaties?? |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 11:50 AM Response to Reply #16 |
41. !!! |
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Rosco T. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
5. You know, you really should investigate more before you dismiss... |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 09:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. thank you.... I knew this had gone through the tribal council |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 10:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. He is a rabble rouser. A really good one. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 12:07 AM Response to Reply #11 |
21. He's been working for his own personal gain. He threw in with the GOP and screwed over |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 12:26 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. I wonder how many people realized he campaigned for Thune? |
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shance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 12:37 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Who is "Thune" and why don't you elaborate for individuals? |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 12:47 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. John Thune is the Republican Senator from South Dakota |
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shance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 01:52 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. So what does this have to do with the issue at hand? |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 10:42 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. you asked me a question and I answered it |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 12:31 AM Response to Reply #21 |
27. "What color is the sky in your world, Norm?" |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 01:27 PM Response to Reply #5 |
54. I don't see his post as "dismissing" the issue |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
7. he can't, really - he represents a breakaway group and as |
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Rosco T. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 09:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Document that please. n/m |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 10:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. which part? |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. He CANNOT! He is simply the Indian version of Jesse Jackson, a leech on his own people n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 10:17 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I'll always be grateful to the Reverend Jackson for helping us |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 12:09 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. What an informed, |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 06:27 AM Response to Reply #12 |
35. Yeah, what a blow for Civil Rights! while the fruitcakes in SF were... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 10:45 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Um, that was in Berkeley and there was nothing symbolic |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 11:32 AM Response to Reply #35 |
40. UC Divestment, just for Didereaux. |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 12:29 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Yes, yes Mandela is a nice fella and UCBerk is East Bay, none of which addresses the specifics of... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 12:44 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. I'm not arguing with you. I'm just illustrating how wrong you are. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 10:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. A leech on his own people? |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 06:19 AM Response to Reply #14 |
33. well, tell you what sonny... |
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Kucinich4America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 11:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Why do I get the feeling you don't know shit about Russell Means OR Jesse Jackson? |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 12:05 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I get the feeling YOU don't know shit about Russell Means. He's a misogynist asshole |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 12:32 AM Response to Reply #20 |
28. And that would make him unique in American politics. n/t |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 06:20 AM Response to Reply #20 |
34. EXACTLY! |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 10:58 AM Response to Reply #20 |
38. Funny... I've been called a misogynist asshole for not backing Hillary |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 01:34 PM Response to Reply #10 |
55. Yikes. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #55 |
64. The Rightwing Media Effect. People like Jackson either |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 02:40 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Saves a bullet, as far as they're concerned. |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 02:23 PM Response to Reply #10 |
62. LOL! I bet it's just killing you that you can't choose other peoples' representatives for them... |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
13. You said the magic word - "it's FUN" |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
15. Well, that's nowhere near the same as asking how Dana Perino can speak for the Bush junta, but eom |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
18. You mean |
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shance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
19. Please Bucky what is the agenda? |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 12:10 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. WTF? Russell Means has ever only been out for himself. And if this leads to NA's not getting to vote |
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shance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 12:20 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Prove your point CS. Bring it on. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 12:23 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. WTF? I never said he was the only one. What a red herring. Yeah, Russell Means is a misogynistse |
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shance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 12:39 AM Response to Reply #25 |
30. He's not the only one initiating this action. Why are you obsessed with Means? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 12:09 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. Chavez is a loudmouth. Means has an ego. Same with Jackson |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 01:20 PM Response to Reply #30 |
49. Yeah, seems to be focusing on Means, not the bigger issue. nt |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
39. I find it amazing that people will attack a Native American |
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I work for workers (551 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 12:26 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. Russel Means land wasn't stolen and his way of life wasn't destroyed. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. You need to alert the media so all those people can know |
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I work for workers (551 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 12:53 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. I know it sounds harsh, but our ancestors succeeded in wiping out their ancestors culture |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. Not quite. Those born up to late 1940's were taken away to boarding schools. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 01:24 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. The Poles say the same thing about the Jews "they have no business trying to reclaim a lost culture" |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 01:53 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. In a way, it's the flip side of the "vast empty continent" myth. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 01:37 PM Response to Reply #47 |
56. I'm sorry but that's a little out of touch. There is a thriving Native American |
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Kucinich4America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 02:02 PM Response to Reply #47 |
60. So, in other words, you're admitting that all YOU know about Lakota culture |
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I work for workers (551 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-22-07 04:36 PM Response to Reply #60 |
71. I'm admitting that the original American Indian culture vanished a long time ago. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-22-07 06:38 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. Have you been on a Lakota reservation? |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 01:20 PM Response to Reply #43 |
50. Wow, and you seem so satisfied and comfortable with your projections of inevitability. |
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I work for workers (551 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 01:56 PM Response to Reply #50 |
58. From a debate class I took where I argued (by assignment) for Manifest Destiny: |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 02:02 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. You have that exactly backward. |
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I work for workers (551 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-22-07 04:33 PM Response to Reply #61 |
70. The American Bison was just one of the continents plentiful resources. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-22-07 06:35 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. hahahahahahaha, you slay me |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-22-07 06:31 PM Response to Reply #58 |
72. thank you for that post. Now I know more about you. |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 03:39 PM Response to Reply #43 |
66. Try going to the Pine Ridge some time. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. I met a doctor in Zurich who had worked at Pine Ridge for two years. |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 05:08 PM Response to Reply #43 |
68. Actually that's not true.. I have spent time with a few different |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-22-07 03:39 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Shh! Don't scare the children. |
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shance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-22-07 06:44 PM Response to Reply #43 |
75. A convenient distraction by criticizing Means . |
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I work for workers (551 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 01:13 PM Response to Reply #39 |
48. Interesting point that apllies to both our posts: |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 02:00 PM Response to Reply #39 |
59. How does being NA somehow make a person immune from being an asshole? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
53. "Headed by" Russel Means. Or perhaps "spocksman" Russel Means. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-21-07 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
63. I think your question is a good one -- how would something like this work? |
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