tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post458737622513173503..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: Reservations of the mindAnastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-86891215745602299652010-12-23T09:03:10.993-08:002010-12-23T09:03:10.993-08:00And in spreading the word of "God" by th...And in spreading the word of "God" by theocratic fundamentalists.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-60990486814592192172010-12-22T16:02:45.153-08:002010-12-22T16:02:45.153-08:00CI, it’s a fair point, particularly over the Trail...CI, it’s a fair point, particularly over the Trail of Tears. However, one would have to assume that Andrew Jackson and the US government <i>deliberately</i> planned these deaths, or envisaged a high mortality rate as a result of the removals. As far as the Mankato hangings were concerned, the 1000 were only a portion of the tribesmen still at large and the 300 were braves. There were no squaws and papooses among them. Genocide would surely have to include killing of people regardless of age or sex. But I really do not want to get bogged down in semantics. There is tragedy and injustice here. To inflate it beyond that risks diminishing it, if you take my meaning.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-25152435470455089252010-12-22T15:52:57.483-08:002010-12-22T15:52:57.483-08:00Brendano, thanks so much. I hope you and your fam...Brendano, thanks so much. I hope you and your family have a peaceful Christmas at the end of what I know has been a very difficult year.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-53214735178708597452010-12-22T15:50:56.484-08:002010-12-22T15:50:56.484-08:00Retarius, I'll write and direct, if you agree ...Retarius, I'll write and direct, if you agree to produce. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-44325295190663950592010-12-22T15:50:09.771-08:002010-12-22T15:50:09.771-08:00Adam, the primitives among us are easy to spot. :...Adam, the primitives among us are easy to spot. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-14254060379297874032010-12-22T15:49:10.514-08:002010-12-22T15:49:10.514-08:00Calvin, you are absolutely right to highlight the ...Calvin, you are absolutely right to highlight the complexity here, the extent to which intertribal rivalry was such a feature of Indian life, that some tribes were better than others in adapting to the influx from the east. I'll check out your link. Thanks.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-88363368438260108682010-12-22T15:43:03.333-08:002010-12-22T15:43:03.333-08:00Anthony, the most savage things are always done in...Anthony, the most savage things are always done in the name of civilization.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-13007633502298663482010-12-22T10:33:33.778-08:002010-12-22T10:33:33.778-08:00I should have added: these events were part of a p...I should have added: these events were part of a process of genocide spanning many years. Lincoln's act of mercy should not overshadow that.Canary Islanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559374655320416333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-30719538010827251512010-12-22T10:23:06.756-08:002010-12-22T10:23:06.756-08:00The OED defines "Genocide" as "The ...The OED defines "Genocide" as <i>"The deliberate killing of a very large number of people from a particular ethnic group or nation"</i>.<br /><br />The summary execution of 300 may sound like a small number, but it represents 30% of the 1000 prisoners. <br /><br />Similary, 4000 Cherokee died along the Trail of Tears in 1838. And this represented 27% of the 15,000 who were forcibly removed from their homelands.<br /><br />In view of the high percentage mortality rates, I say these were acts of genocide.<br />:-(Canary Islanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559374655320416333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-49205144740106960662010-12-22T01:43:25.960-08:002010-12-22T01:43:25.960-08:00A good and interesting post.A good and interesting post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-88415271345237724352010-12-22T01:20:33.399-08:002010-12-22T01:20:33.399-08:00Mmmmh..Terrorism, military tribunals..There's ...Mmmmh..Terrorism, military tribunals..There's a movie to be made from this.Retariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165689727557860449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-66776116321222845122010-12-22T00:41:01.994-08:002010-12-22T00:41:01.994-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-23654467707243299712010-12-21T19:58:31.430-08:002010-12-21T19:58:31.430-08:00Coincidentally, this week:
http://www.npr.org/201...Coincidentally, this week:<br /><br />http://www.npr.org/2010/12/21/132235158/what-happened-at-the-tribal-nations-conference<br /><br />The history of interaction between European settlers and various tribes is a lot more complex and involved than most people realize. Intertribal conflicts continued unabated throughout - shaping tribal actions in ways that had little or nothing to do with European settlement. <br /><br />Indians were used to fighting among themselves, but some tribes never understood European social organization and law. This particular event took place in the shadow of the Civil War as rival groups of Europeans slaughtered one another in unprecedented numbers. The outcome could have been far more deadly for the Indians.<br /><br />The Lakota never quite grasped the need to 'know your enemy,' unlike many other tribes who recognized they could never win a direct confrontation with the changing world sweeping down upon them.Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640148105202971907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-77280589601098989062010-12-21T18:21:44.262-08:002010-12-21T18:21:44.262-08:00Classic example of culture clash in which the &quo...Classic example of culture clash in which the "primitive" impeeds the advancement of the technologically superior. Now which were the savages? I believe they took turns.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-32415859420777274842010-12-21T18:01:45.934-08:002010-12-21T18:01:45.934-08:00Yes, it is a fascinating event. It bears compariso...Yes, it is a fascinating event. It bears comparison, I think, with my recent blog on Glencoe, revealing a certain attitude of mind towards the 'primitive.'Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-47371537451803820572010-12-21T16:53:18.893-08:002010-12-21T16:53:18.893-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.com