Posted on 07/11/2020 5:18:35 AM PDT by Kaslin
Progressives condemn Americans for their alleged role in slavery, but their own past is not as innocent as they believe, and they have some explaining to do about the present.
President Trump's recent visit to Mount Rushmore has given progressives another opportunity to condemn the President and to trumpet their own virtues. MSNBC’s Tiffany Cross described Mount Rushmore as the "most grandiose symbol of U.S. imperialism." She claimed, "Mount Rushmore isn’t exactly the innocent ode to our Founding Fathers as described in our textbooks." MSNBC’s Lawrence O'Donnell claimed, "The place Donald Trump is going to is stolen land." Their Mike Barnicle announced, "He will inevitably and predictably talk about our heritage. In other words, he will talk about he's the protector of White America." Princeton University Eddie Glaude Jr. was invited on to explain, "In some ways Donald Trump is a reflection of the rot that has been at the heart of our fragile experiment since its beginning." CNN's Leyla Santiago declared, "President Trump will be at Mt. Rushmore where he'll be standing in front of a monument of two slave owners and on land wrestled away from Native Americans." "Imperialism," "stolen land," "protector of White America," "the rot," "slave owners." That is quite an indictment. Progressives are so much better than that. Or are they?
Perhaps the outrage is dependent on who is being enslaved. Historically, progressives have had a favorable view of slavery under the right master and right name. Journalist Ann Louise Strong claimed Soviet
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Ah yes, Anna Louise Strong, a woman of incredible stupidity.
Gee, Larry didn't say that when 0bama went there, or when Sanders did...
Native Americans never "owned" the lands of the USA. They were Nomadic Tribes. In the history of the world, nomads never "owned' the land they temporarily held. Just look up the word "nomad". There have always been far too few Native Americans to occupy and hold the lands they now claim.
Even today, throughout the US, when someone "openly and notoriously" occupies land titled to others, they can obtain sole title to that land. In Michigan, it takes only 15 years. It is particularly easy when the previous owners have abandoned the property. Nomadic tribes have always abandoned their temporary sites particularly when they become too polluted to sustain their desired lifestyles.
The particular part of South Dakota discussed here changed hands between warring tribes often.
I just love living in Wokestan.
Don’t you?
Mark Twain: “No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot!?”
“ All the CEOs and Black athletes protesting about injustice need to take a look in the mirror.”
Injustice is just the facade.
The democrat party will change it’s name to progressive party to try to distance itself from its connection to slavery.
Bump
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