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L. Coyote

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44. A nation built on centuries of genocide, US history IS the shooting of people.

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Mon Jun 13, 2016, 08:31 PM

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"The largest mass shooting in U.S. history" Really? [View all] trof Jun 2016 OP

I was very surprised that 'lyin' Brian Williams corrected that today malaise Jun 2016 #1

I'm anxiously awaiting details on the rescue. n/t ronnie624 Jun 2016 #12

America has many many sins to atone for. BumRushDaShow Jun 2016 #2

Fred Phelps? Is that you? pipoman Jun 2016 #5

dafuq? Schema Thing Jun 2016 #6

David Duke? Is that you? BumRushDaShow Jun 2016 #7

Delete this disturbing image Equinox Moon Jun 2016 #42

seriously delete those images a lynching & burning cross irisblue Jun 2016 #51

Your post is a clear TOS violation. Why don't you take down the images? xocet Jun 2016 #78

Put a warning on your post. cwydro Jun 2016 #102

I don't think that correction changes much, does it, trof? sibelian Jun 2016 #3

Nope. Not perspective. trof Jun 2016 #9

Well, that's a lesson for us all, right there, I guess. sibelian Jun 2016 #15

thank you for pointing this out. niyad Jun 2016 #4

Why is it that when GLBT people are targets we get these Oppression Olympics type posts Maven Jun 2016 #8

My point is accuracy in reporting. And not hype and fear mongering. trof Jun 2016 #10

I too prefer accurate statements over inaccurate ones. cheapdate Jun 2016 #52

How about 'worst mass shooting in *modern* American history' Maven Jun 2016 #69

Or perhaps cannabis_flower Jun 2016 #75

Great Post! afertal Jun 2016 #70

I don't think that the horror GLBT victims today are diminished by the historical record of PufPuf23 Jun 2016 #21

Good question melman Jun 2016 #32

Oppression Olympics mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2016 #46

this -- sick of it obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #47

Excellent fucking point. Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #48

Common passtime these days. Jester Messiah Jun 2016 #50

I have to agree...there were a spate of these posts on Facebook noiretextatique Jun 2016 #65

The people that post that stuff melman Jun 2016 #67

Nor do they care. GAY noiretextatique Jun 2016 #68

Yep. It's denying the victim. HughBeaumont Jun 2016 #77

You're right. johnp3907 Jun 2016 #98

Weren't we at war lancer78 Jun 2016 #11

Oh we probably were. trof Jun 2016 #13

Thats kind of how wars work Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #55

you might want to read "an indigenous people's history of the united states" niyad Jun 2016 #82

We were. They weren't. n/t jtuck004 Jun 2016 #23

no war, just some ethnic cleaning and land theft KG Jun 2016 #26

Why do you think it would matter? tabasco Jun 2016 #36

yes lancer78 Jun 2016 #43

No deist99 Jun 2016 #63

we are at war with ISIS right now RussBLib Jun 2016 #73

ISIS? dynamo99 Jun 2016 #90

Depends of the definition of "mass shooting" Thor_MN Jun 2016 #14

I think it is called "mass shooting" when you have one or two shooters n/t TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #16

I thought of that too. WhiteTara Jun 2016 #17

Another example is the Wiyot Indian Island Massacre PufPuf23 Jun 2016 #18

Yeah, but who cares about Sand Creek or Wounded Knee? They were native Americans Feeling the Bern Jun 2016 #19

And the Washita., and.... on and on.... pangaia Jun 2016 #49

If you want to correct someone at least get it right. GummyBearz Jun 2016 #20

Colorado was organized as a U.S. territory in 1861, John Poet Jun 2016 #22

A self delete is in order from you actually. blackspade Jun 2016 #31

It may be GummyBearz Jun 2016 #33

Colorado was acquired in three different US land Acquisitions blackspade Jun 2016 #41

Excellent point. Laffy Kat Jun 2016 #24

the OP is about the Sand Creek Massacre Stuart G Jun 2016 #34

I've had the book on my bookshelf for years. Laffy Kat Jun 2016 #45

In the early part of the 20th century there were 4 incidents of whites mass shooting blacks in kimbutgar Jun 2016 #25

"Let's make sure he is soundly defeated in November"............great sentence...we must make sure.. Stuart G Jun 2016 #38

Good point. blackspade Jun 2016 #27

Meh Lithos Jun 2016 #28

Here is a book about the way Native Americans were treated.. Stuart G Jun 2016 #29

In a sense, there is a direct line between that bloodshed, and "frontier" violence villager Jun 2016 #30

Thank you for that. Chan790 Jun 2016 #39

Pretty much Scootaloo Jun 2016 #54

Exactly and all those glorifying western movies that sold us jwirr Jun 2016 #84

"..much of it has been suppressed to protect the perpetrators." villager Jun 2016 #85

I'm inclined to agree that there's quite a difference SheilaT Jun 2016 #35

There's also this gollygee Jun 2016 #37

That isnt even close to this mass shooting arely staircase Jun 2016 #40

A nation built on centuries of genocide, US history IS the shooting of people. L. Coyote Jun 2016 #44

I don't think of "government sanctioned massacres" MellowDem Jun 2016 #53

Thank you, trof. nt 7wo7rees Jun 2016 #56

Nowadays "history" seems to often be defined as "Within living memory" arcane1 Jun 2016 #57

Your points are excellent. lapucelle Jun 2016 #60

Agreed. arcane1 Jun 2016 #61

History in schools especially in high school is often a joke. jwirr Jun 2016 #86

The Wounded Knee massacre also had about 150 victims. lapucelle Jun 2016 #58

Commonality? Guns and a targeted minority group. Arazi Jun 2016 #59

How about "The largest nonmilitary mass shooting in U.S. history"? GaYellowDawg Jun 2016 #62

That's not accurate either noiretextatique Jun 2016 #66

237 trumps 150 noiretextatique Jun 2016 #64

Thank You!!! sagetea Jun 2016 #71

while this is true heaven05 Jun 2016 #72

Only for the sake of accuracy in journalism, eh? LanternWaste Jun 2016 #74

. Orrex Jun 2016 #92

What I heard ended with ....since 9/11. Lint Head Jun 2016 #76

by one person. nt Javaman Jun 2016 #79

Nearly 300 Black people killed 9/20/1868 in Opelousas, LA... dsharp88 Jun 2016 #80

Some info... KansDem Jun 2016 #81

Fort Pillow massacre elljay Jun 2016 #83

Let's just go with "this century" nt MrScorpio Jun 2016 #87

Thank you. The minute... zentrum Jun 2016 #88

Thanks! modestybl Jun 2016 #89

Well, if I use your criteria, The battle of Bull Run and Gettysburg rank right up there. Scruffy Rumbler Jun 2016 #91

I know. ananda Jun 2016 #93

I'm sure that this will give great comfort to the victms' loved ones Orrex Jun 2016 #94

OH... Yeah, except for when we did THAT... MrMickeysMom Jun 2016 #95

Thanks for minimizing our fight. Firebrand Gary Jun 2016 #96

Right? Seriously WTF? Orrex Jun 2016 #99

And with 115 recs melman Jun 2016 #100

Native Americans weren't seen as humans, so they never counted. Scalded Nun Jun 2016 #97

The massacre at Fort Pillow sulphurdunn Jun 2016 #101

it's a contest? really? nt TheFrenchRazor Jun 2016 #103

Oh, fer fuck sake. Context is your friend... madinmaryland Jun 2016 #104