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To: B4Ranch

I've been watching the history channels over the last few years. Everyone is given credit for our founding except our founding fathers and all principles are either attributed to native American influences or some other equally problematic source.

I don't deny that some of our found principles may have touched on native American influences, but I do not see those as the major driving force. One historic program I witnessed in the last 48 hours stated that much of our founding principles were derived from the Indians.

There is a epidemic of revisionist efforts these days. I don't think we dismiss what they are doing lightly withour severe repercussions.

It appears to me, that any European or Biblical influences on our founding, is being systematically rewritten out. The evil white man syndrome seems to be a very popular view these days.


5 posted on 11/13/2006 11:17:28 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Victory will never be achieved while defining Conservatism downward, and forsaking it's heritage.)
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To: DoughtyOne

>>We don't need the sponsorship of the state.<<

I'm not saying we do but why should we allow our own government to dent its roots

>>It appears to me, that any European or Biblical influences on our founding, is being systematically rewritten out.<<

That is our culture that they are wiping away. Just what do you consider is something worth fighting for?


9 posted on 11/13/2006 11:30:33 PM PST by B4Ranch (Illegal immigration Control and US Border Security - The jobs George W. Bush refuses to do.)
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To: DoughtyOne
Those remarks are a great exaggeration. In fact, the history channel just completed a multi-houred miniseries on the Revolution and it was almost entirely about the Founders. (I did think Hamilton was not given proper credit.)

Nor are the remarks about the Iroquois governmental influence entirely new or false.
108 posted on 11/15/2006 8:16:36 AM PST by justshutupandtakeit (If you believe ANYTHING in the Treason Media you are a fool.)
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To: DoughtyOne

BUMP!!!


112 posted on 11/15/2006 9:32:51 AM PST by Nancee ((Nancee Lynn Cheney))
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