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Tag Archives: white supremacy
Merciless savages: The Supreme Court’s attacks on women and Native Americans
In the majority opinion of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the Supreme Court relied upon social and historical mores in the 18th and 19th century to interpret the US Constitution. Because Roe v. Wade, they argued, relied upon the 14th … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th amendment, abortion, Alito, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Dobbs, eurocentric, Haudenosaunee, history, huerta, hyde, Iroquois, liberty, merciless Indian savages, PL 280, rights, Roe, Roe v Wade, SCOTUS, sovereignty, sterlization, Supreme Court, tradition, tribal, white supremacy
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The Pioneers were bad guys
One thing about “the pioneers” as we call them in the US — they were essentially white renegade militias, operating outside of US law, who sought to ethnically cleanse the land for their own acquisition. And that’s the opinion of … Continue reading
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Tagged Cherokee, colonists, crockett, Daniel Boone, ethnic cleansing, Franklin, frontier, genocide, gun culture, history, indians, John Wayne, Little House on the Prairie, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Oregon Trail, pioneer, pioneers, settlers, Trail of Tears, white savages, white supremacy
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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s 14th District: Where the Trail of Tears began
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s 14th District in the northwest corner of Georgia lies in the center of the lands the Cherokee Nation was forced to vacate at gunpoint during the horrific ethnic cleansing known as the Trail of Tears. Greene is … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Jackson, Cherokee, ethnic cleansing, genocide, Marjorie Taylor Greene, pioneers, racism, removal, settler colonialism, Trail of Tears, trump, white supremacy
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Intergenerational supremacy: The straight line from pioneers to poor white support for Trump
While I’m tremendously relieved that Biden won the election, I remain terrified. Why did 71 million people vote for Donald Trump in 2020, even more than in 2016? By now, we all knew that the draft-dodging, pussy-grabbing, bankrupt, tax cheating, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, Bacon's Rebellion, Chivington, Custer, de Tocqueville, election, ethnic cleansing, genocide, grant, intergenerational trauma, manifest destiny, massacres, Metzl, mound builders, moundbuilders, pioneers, racism, Sand Creek, sheridan, socialism, Trail of Tears, trump, wedge, white supremacy
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Stand by, militias have been enforcing white supremacy in the US for centuries
Militias, rag tag groups of armed white men, farmers, and pioneers, often supported by local law enforcement, have a long history of enforcing the idea that the United States is first and foremost for white people (i.e. white supremacy). These … Continue reading
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Tagged #ProudBoys, apache, Aravaipa, Chivington, Darfur, debate, Fighting Parson, Interahamwe, Janjaweed, Lancaster, militias, Native American history, Paxton, Pinal, Proud Boys, public safety, Rwanda, Sand Creek, Soule, Sudan, Susquehannock, trump, tucson, White supremacist, white supremacy
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How reparations could work: Using the US’s past affirmative action for whites as a model
Reparations for on-going injustices against Native and African Americans are entirely feasible. Historic government programs for white people serve as a model. The giant Monopoly game Imagine the US economy thru history as a giant Monopoly game. In the beginning, … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, Black Hills, blacks, Bundy, Cherokee, citizenship, discrimination, FHA, gi bill, homestead act, indians, jubilee, lakota, life expectancy, mining law, monopoly, native americans, naturalization act, preemption, redlining, reparations, Sioux, slavery, socialism, Supreme Court, Trail of Tears, unions, white privilege, white supremacy
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White supremacy and the vulnerability of peaceful villages
In recent days, Donald Trump has threatened domestic violence against “the left”. In an interview with Breitbart, he said, “I can tell you I have the support of the police, the support of the military, the support of the Bikers … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, 7th Cavalry, Black Kettle, camp grant, Cheyenne, chief joseph, county, Custer, election, ghost dance, lakota, looking glass, marias, Massacre, peaceful, peaceful villages, Piegan, Sand Creek, Sioux, spotted elk, Steve King, trump, tucson, washita, white supremacy, Wounded Knee
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Trump and White Supremacy: Making American White Again
Donald Trump’s proposals regarding immigration policy are part of a long history of US policies aimed at defining the racial composition of the country. They are also paralleled by the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union– an anti-immigrant backlash. … Continue reading
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Tagged #makeamericawhiteagain, #trumpslams, #whitesupremacy, citizenship, deportation, immigration, latinos, muslims, policy, trump, white supremacy
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