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Marcuse

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61. True dat.

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Sat Dec 26, 2020, 04:49 PM

Dec 2020

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158 years ago today, the largest mass execution in U.S. history took place, ordered by A. Lincoln [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2020 OP

You won't see that history lesson Pantagruel Dec 2020 #1

THIS malaise Dec 2020 #10

Until recent times you would probably need to have read an actual book pecosbob Dec 2020 #64

Have you read "An Indigenous People's History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz? niyad Dec 2020 #70

I would agree with your description. pecosbob Dec 2020 #71

Thank you for this recommendation. nt thucythucy Dec 2020 #83

You are most welcome. Please let me know what you think of it when finished. niyad Dec 2020 #84

👍 uponit7771 Dec 2020 #98

Kick dalton99a Dec 2020 #2

Thank you for showing us that even A. Lincoln could approve of evil tactics, like this one. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2020 #3

Set aside the shame and work to dismantle the white supremacy America is built upon. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2020 #14

Been working on it llashram Dec 2020 #33

That's the smartest take on this Bucky Dec 2020 #68

It is far worse than you can imagine, Peggy. Read "An Indigenous people's History of the United niyad Dec 2020 #41

Thanks for the book tip niyad. alwaysinasnit Dec 2020 #54

You are most welcome. Let me know what you think of it. niyad Dec 2020 #67

You can't undo the past. You can only help build the future, that is what we need to focus on. Blue_true Dec 2020 #74

It's just bad karma, and more bad karma FakeNoose Dec 2020 #4

Manifest destiny, sometimes I'm ashamed to be white. nt Hotler Dec 2020 #5

Got into a discussion with some good ol' white boys here while aback IsItJustMe Dec 2020 #11

Set aside the shame and work to dismantle white supremacy. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2020 #13

K/R From the article: Chief Little Crow's wife & children, Ft. Snelling. appalachiablue Dec 2020 #6

It happens all over Australia executed 51 PNG people for helping the Japanese. BSdetect Dec 2020 #7

In respectful memory IsItJustMe Dec 2020 #8

That one, and "Homeland Security since 1492". niyad Dec 2020 #43

Horrific. 58Sunliner Dec 2020 #9

Thank you. kag Dec 2020 #56

K&R Solly Mack Dec 2020 #12

Horrific MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #15

Addendum Yeehah Dec 2020 #16

I'm sure the men and boys who were hanged were very moved by Lincoln's magnaminity. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2020 #18

I doubt that very much Yeehah Dec 2020 #20

Yes: Lincoln could have commuted all the sentences. He didn't. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2020 #24

He could have approved all 264 death sentences. He didn't. Yeehah Dec 2020 #28

I think the point is in the article. What other point do you need? IsItJustMe Dec 2020 #25

That Lincoln is no hero Polybius Dec 2020 #27

Though he "saved" some... TomVilmer Dec 2020 #44

Happy you speak for all Native Americans. former9thward Dec 2020 #88

Obama is my hero Polybius Dec 2020 #95

Since we are going back to the 1800s to bash people former9thward Dec 2020 #99

Evil really. Native Americans have become invisible in our society. jalan48 Dec 2020 #17

They are not invisible. They are actively oppressed in a white hegemony, however. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2020 #19

Yes, we hear very little about them in the media. Oppressed and forgotten. jalan48 Dec 2020 #23

This is part of why Deb Haaland's appointment is important, and so moving. TheRickles Dec 2020 #49

I agree. It is a great thing IMHO. jalan48 Dec 2020 #53

OMG! Bayard Dec 2020 #21

On Trudeau, I just read this... Duppers Dec 2020 #62

Well, damn Bayard Dec 2020 #80

So much for the argument that "Redskin" is a term of honor. Ms. Toad Dec 2020 #22

Our Son has a Wellstone ruled Dec 2020 #26

So disgusting. Never learned this in school hustory classes. nt iluvtennis Dec 2020 #29

Lincoln is no hero, he's a mass murderer in my eyes Polybius Dec 2020 #30

Yes, he let 39 Indian Americans die. Blue_true Dec 2020 #75

What exactly did he prevent? Polybius Dec 2020 #93

Lincoln thought slavery was morally wrong but legal. marie999 Dec 2020 #101

Yay, Lincoln! bucolic_frolic Dec 2020 #31

wow llashram Dec 2020 #32

I couldn't help but notice that on the page announcing the $200 bounty, that the Republican... strongermessage Dec 2020 #34

The Stephen Miller's family you refer to arrived in the US in the early 1900s grantcart Dec 2020 #42

Words like asshole or hypocrite or POS might work. nt IronLionZion Dec 2020 #55

This was an American genocide swept under the rug dlk Dec 2020 #35

I suggest you research this. Joinfortmill Dec 2020 #36

What would you like to add? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2020 #38

So the GOP really IS the "Party of Lincoln" BamaRefugee Dec 2020 #37

No. they are even worse . JI7 Dec 2020 #65

Native Americans got in the way and were summarily eliminated. BarbD Dec 2020 #39

They, like Black slaves were dehumanized. Blue_true Dec 2020 #76

I am 61 years old today LittleGirl Dec 2020 #40

Raising a glass in honour of your birthday. May it be joyous. niyad Dec 2020 #47

Sickenening and depressing. world wide wally Dec 2020 #45

At least Natives now have a voice in a Democratic cabinet. Marcuse Dec 2020 #46

Yes! Thank you! Duppers Dec 2020 #50

She's got some work she needs to do on the Chickasaw/Choctaw Freedmen, though. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2020 #52

True dat. Marcuse Dec 2020 #61

Thank you for this needed reminder of a truly horrific chapter in the "history" (all history is niyad Dec 2020 #48

If you study any country in history, there are many sad stories about Blue_true Dec 2020 #77

K&R Duppers Dec 2020 #51

Why could anyone be shocked about this? kellytore Dec 2020 #57

Black slavery in the USA was passed down from the British, French and Spaniards. Blue_true Dec 2020 #78

When Trumpers say they're the "party of Lincoln" this seems more appropriate. CaptainTruth Dec 2020 #58

outrageous and sad. yuiyoshida Dec 2020 #59

The hangings were a element of the times. Blue_true Dec 2020 #79

I think Trump supporters actually want to bring back a lot of the brutality against non whites JI7 Dec 2020 #81

You are absolutely correct in your assessment. BarbD Dec 2020 #89

K&R mountain grammy Dec 2020 #60

Thanks for posting Beringia Dec 2020 #63

Genocide. coti Dec 2020 #66

This is why that sandman shit was lucky I wasn't the one he puffed up on. denbot Dec 2020 #69

303 were convicted and sentence to death. Lincoln commuted the sentences of 265. My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #72

Lincoln was criticized for his leniency in this matter Martin Eden Dec 2020 #82

If his decision "NOT to execute so many who were sentenced to death was not the act of an unfeeling WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2020 #87

It makes him LENIENT, under the circumstances. Martin Eden Dec 2020 #90

He originally was going to approve only two executions, where rape had been proven. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2020 #91

Oh yeah, he only murdered 38 innocent people Polybius Dec 2020 #94

There is no bottom to the ocean of depravity in the dealings of "Europeans" and First Nations. BobTheSubgenius Dec 2020 #73

Lincoln pared the number down from 303 to those who (supposedly) participated in massacre and rape. gulliver Dec 2020 #85

Reducing cruelty still leaves cruelty. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2020 #86

I agree with you. nt Raine Dec 2020 #92

Native Americans had some extremely cruel practices as well against their enemies ansible Dec 2020 #96

Both sides? /nt tonedevil Dec 2020 #97

Both sides are nice. Sarcasm marie999 Dec 2020 #100