Sunday, November 21, 2010

No one responded?

I guess I'll have to keep this going then, until someone does.

"But I get the sincere impression from you that as long as the target is one of those grave injustices, it doesn't matter to you how unscrupulous the message is. No matter how inappropriate, no matter how many sacred cows they step on in the process (9/11 references of Homeland Security for instance), no matter how much collateral damage is accumulated in their accusation (indicting all persons SINCE 1492), no matter how repugnant, how off base, how ill advised or offensive to honorable descendants of Europeans, that message is "ok" with you so long as the target of the message is one of these historical grave injustices. "

Holy non sequitur, Batman! Sacred Cows? This poster steps on on sacred cows? This poster steps on the hallowed memory of 9/11... but the image of Andrew Jackson can't be seen by descendants of the Five Civilized Tribes as offensive? Isn't that what you called "blatant revisionism" against one of the greatest Presidents this nation ever had? And you say I'm reaching? Please...

This poster indicts ALL persons since 1492, but your statement that "We all know that Native Americans of that era were profound civil libertarians. They were fighting for equality among the sexes; to rights against cruel and unusual punishment; for the right to remain silent; to uphold the right to speech, separation of church and state, and they NEVER targeted for death women and children, always taking the same care our troops do now to avoid civilian deaths ... and on and on and on." does NOT tell me you think every Indian that died as a result of the Federal government (specifically Jackson's administration) ignoring the Supreme Court's findings and injunctions got EXACTLY WHAT THEY DESERVED? They had no understanding of their rights under the Constitution, isn't that what you're saying? So obviously, those rights don't apply... or perhaps don't exist at all.

Your offended by a teenager wearing a "Che" backpack or having the hammer and sickle t-shirt because these symbolize people or groups that killed tons of people you never knew... but that image of Jackson is the face of a man who killed (or caused to be killed... also a "high crime and misdemeanor" in this nation) nearly 10,000 American citizens, who owned land, paid taxes, voted (at least at a local level) and took their case to the highest court in the land... AND WON... and the people that made that poster might be able to count some of those dead among their ancestors. A direct blood tie to a crime that you seem to think is far less impacting on American history than 9/11 was. We were attacked by terrorists and madmen on September 11... but those thousands killed between 1831 and 1838 were driven to their deaths by their own government, with Andrew Jackson championing the cause all the way to completion. Why is the image of Jackson any less offensive to THEM than this poster is to YOU?

I think that is a fair question, and I'd love to see a response to it.

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