Posted on 09/05/2023 7:43:47 AM PDT by Ozguy1945
Crazy Horse died on September 5th, 1877, at Fort Robinson, Nebraska.
In my eyes he was a small government libertarian and man of peace.
Medic Charles Eastman wrote that Crazy Horse was "as worthy of honor as any who ever breathed God’s air in the wide spaces of a new world."
The commitment of Crazy Horse to true freedom shines through in his words:
"We preferred our own way of living. We were no expense to the government. All we wanted was peace and to be left alone."
"I see a time of Seven Generations when all the colors of mankind will gather under the Sacred Tree of Life and the whole earth will become One Circle again."
This reminds me of General Douglas MacArthur's belief that "A Better World shall Emerge Based On Faith And Understanding."
God Bless The Wisdom Of All Men For Freedom.
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Men who just wanted to be left alone.
Certainly poignant at this juncture.
The Sioux were American Spartans, like the Comanche. They were not peaceful nomads, they did not leave others alone. War was their way of life and glory. They were conquerors who slaughtered and enslaved other tribes, stealing their land. When Anglos pushed West, the Sioux and Comanche were top dogs, having deposed the previous top dogs. Crazy Horse was the top dog, too. His life is mystery, his death a tragedy and shame.
“The Sioux were American Spartans, like the Comanche. They were not peaceful nomads, they did not leave others alone. War was their way of life and glory. They were conquerors who slaughtered and enslaved other tribes, stealing their land.”
The European settlers were pushing west as the Souix and Comanche were pushing east. In such a situation the most efficient society wins because they can feed more people with less land.
Took the words right offa my keyboard.
Aah, Islam. The religion of peace.
What nonsense! Crazy Horse was a man of war from a tribe that made war on all around them.
Many of the other chiefs hated him and felt he was a troublemaker, and realized many of their own warriors were joining up with CH.
When he died at Ft Robinson the other chiefs sought no revenge for his death as they felt he had “died by his own folly.”
Touch-The-Clouds said upon his death, “He has looked for death and it has come.”
No photos were ever taken of Crazy Horse so many of the web pages on Facebook try to pass off another tribesman, Little Big Man as Crazy horse.
When Crazy Horse tried to escape from Ft Robinson, he pulled out two daggers and began to slash. It was Little Big Man who jumped on Crazy Horse’s back and grabbed his wrists to stop his mad frenzy when CH was stabbed with a bayonet. Little Big Man said later that he believed CH accidentally stabbed himself in his frenzy of trying to escape.
Yep, the Sioux and, especially, the Comanches would, by all accounts, torture their captives in ways that would make Torquemada blanch and vomit.
Granted, most civilizations had their brutal moments.
***..the Comanches would,.... torture their captives in ways that would make Torquemada blanch and vomit.***
True. The Council House fight happened when the Comanches brought in their captives, one, Matilda Lockhart, who had her face completely burned off. And the fight was on!
I thought he was Neil Young’s buddy?
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