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Major Nikon

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116. The non-native Americans also spent the majority of their time trying to acquire food

Sun Mar 1, 2015, 04:57 PM

Mar 2015

Many Native American tribes were stocking rivers with salmon and seeding clam beds. They were also very accomplished farmers that outproduced their European counterparts despite not having metal plows. When the Europeans arrived they wrote of rivers that contained more fish than water.

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Native American Council Offers Amnesty to 240 Million Undocumented Whites [View all] G_j Feb 2015 OP

i love it. k&r... spanone Feb 2015 #1

I can only hope they are truer to their word than we have been. olegramps Feb 2015 #56

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What's wrong, don't appreciate humor? NutmegYankee Feb 2015 #3

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Bye bye! NutmegYankee Feb 2015 #8

You are really quite a sick person - should get some help for that self loathing hatred. NRaleighLiberal Feb 2015 #9

Please tell me the differences. stone space Feb 2015 #11

You won't get a response. NutmegYankee Feb 2015 #12

That was fast! stone space Feb 2015 #13

MIRT's PPR comment: pinboy3niner Feb 2015 #14

I think so. He's still trying. (nt) stone space Feb 2015 #19

Slow learner. :) nt pinboy3niner Feb 2015 #21

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thanks for giving it a kick! spanone Feb 2015 #4

Another kick LiberalEsto Feb 2015 #5

If they treat their amnesty agreements with us like we treated our treaties with them... Neon Gods Feb 2015 #6

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k and r. works for me. niyad Feb 2015 #10

Damned white of them. n/t malthaussen Feb 2015 #15

Bwah! valerief Mar 2015 #95

K&R!!!.....BAM! Segami Feb 2015 #16

Some of my ancestors staggered over here a lonnnggg time ago. Others in the 1920's. Shrike47 Feb 2015 #20

If I had $5,000 I would apply. Downwinder Feb 2015 #22

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How nice of you to join DU to call people fools. arcane1 Feb 2015 #30

What did he say? Didn't get a chance to see it. Downwinder Feb 2015 #38

Something about a fool and his money parting arcane1 Feb 2015 #39

And I was getting ready to put a request on GoFundMe. Downwinder Feb 2015 #42

That idiot is obsessed with you for some reason. Expect a return! :) arcane1 Feb 2015 #46

I'll watch closer and try to catch him as he passes by. Downwinder Feb 2015 #48

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Delish malaise Feb 2015 #23

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Try reading a book sometime. Maybe, just maybe, you'll learn something new n/t arcane1 Feb 2015 #28

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Back so soon? Don't you have a lynching postcard to jack off to or something? arcane1 Feb 2015 #33

Nice! daleanime Mar 2015 #86

That's a good one! nt LiberalElite Mar 2015 #92

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But but but malaise Feb 2015 #29

You just put more thought into one post than they have put in all day, over multiple personas arcane1 Feb 2015 #31

LOL malaise Feb 2015 #34

It's a shame it doesn't burn the stupid :) arcane1 Feb 2015 #37

Well that user name is now malaise Feb 2015 #45

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Perfect!!!! tiptonic Feb 2015 #24

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i like it !!! unionthug777 Feb 2015 #25

After how many generations born here can you still be considered a immigrant? EX500rider Feb 2015 #35

My ancestors came in 1640 AwakeAtLast Mar 2015 #91

OK Daninmo Feb 2015 #40

So are many children of "illegal" immigrants. arcane1 Feb 2015 #41

yes Daninmo Feb 2015 #49

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Did I mention the parents? No. Your ignorance is showing. Again. arcane1 Feb 2015 #51

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I love Nez Perce Chief Joseph's words: "I will fight no more forever." classof56 Feb 2015 #44

Upon reading this in 'Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee'; greiner3 Mar 2015 #114

I'd be inclined to favor a case-by-case.... Smarmie Doofus Feb 2015 #52

I have about 5 different European lines, all wrapped into Hillbilly. Fuddnik Feb 2015 #54

K&R giftedgirl77 Feb 2015 #55

I wish I had the money. Hatchling Feb 2015 #57

And who will offer these Asians who originally walked over the Bering land bridge amnesty? Wella Feb 2015 #58

The Polynesians who cultivated sweet potatoes? Downwinder Feb 2015 #60

It was unpopulated at the time ismnotwasm Feb 2015 #62

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All illegal Europeans must also abandon Christianity and convert to spirituality. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #59

Hey we bought Manhattan from them for a bunch of beads LiberalElite Feb 2015 #61

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So awesome, best thing I've read in ten years Mosaic Feb 2015 #63

Love it. Reminds me of t-shirt/poster: Panich52 Feb 2015 #64

Thank you!!! blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #65

Bam! I am loving this! sheshe2 Mar 2015 #67

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So funny, thank you! betsuni Mar 2015 #68

Totally YAY!!! vlakitti Mar 2015 #69

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K&R DeSwiss Mar 2015 #70

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K&R! This post deserves hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Mar 2015 #77

There's a magnet in this thread attracting the "message auto-removed" crowd. betsuni Mar 2015 #78

I suspect it's not a crowd and is instead a single turd that won't flush completely Major Nikon Mar 2015 #79

Before the white man came you could hunt and fish all day long and nobody cared Major Nikon Mar 2015 #80

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Speaking of ruining everyone's fun Major Nikon Mar 2015 #82

same troll over and over.. he is obsessed OKNancy Mar 2015 #83

Skinner even made a home for them where they can spew their white power shitbaggery all day long Major Nikon Mar 2015 #85

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He's since obsessively posted at least twice more in this thread trying to prove you wrong Major Nikon Mar 2015 #90

It's just one troll pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #84

it's almost entertaining G_j Mar 2015 #93

because you HAD to BubbaFett Mar 2015 #111

The non-native Americans also spent the majority of their time trying to acquire food Major Nikon Mar 2015 #116

The Europeans had to resort to grave-robbing to avoid starvation. arcane1 Mar 2015 #119

Many legumes, corn, tomatoes, potatoes, and all sorts of other crops were unknown to the Europeans Major Nikon Mar 2015 #123

And now, we can't imagine Italian food without tomatoes. arcane1 Mar 2015 #124

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Yep, in the British colonies, tobacco was considered even considered legal tender. arcane1 Mar 2015 #127

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The Natives somehow survived for thousands of years eating inedible food. Haha! arcane1 Mar 2015 #129

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And now Americans lead the world in quality dentistry arcane1 Mar 2015 #131

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That's why you have nothing better to do with your life than post here. arcane1 Mar 2015 #133

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Back then turkeys ran out from under nearly every bush, Trillo Mar 2015 #115

Yep, and they had agriculture for the rest of it. arcane1 Mar 2015 #122

I did my DNA LittleGirl Mar 2015 #87

Darn. I don't qualify for amnesty. My father's ancestry is from Mexico and my mother's is Asia. 4lbs Mar 2015 #94

To the Original inhabitants of this continent, I apologize for the damage and thievery my ancestors Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #96

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You've expressed exactly what is Euphoria Mar 2015 #135

was that just the same troll? G_j Mar 2015 #98

Dang, I'm missing all the fun..... groundloop Mar 2015 #99

something about G_j Mar 2015 #103

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The best part is the dipshit has to go to all the trouble of creating a login Major Nikon Mar 2015 #101

Shhhh! pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #102

Yes, he's been masturbating to this thread for two days now. arcane1 Mar 2015 #107

Probably hard to find lawn care work this time of year Major Nikon Mar 2015 #136

Obsessive trolling, a tell-tale sign of a superior being. arcane1 Mar 2015 #137

Native American National Council Brickbat Mar 2015 #104

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This. Octafish Mar 2015 #108

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So sayeth the cartoon? arcane1 Mar 2015 #112

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keeping it kicked G_j Mar 2015 #117

The idiot claims whites just minded their own business and eventually out-populated the natives. arcane1 Mar 2015 #118

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And you saw this video how? The post is removed. arcane1 Mar 2015 #121