From: "danceswithcarp" <dcombs-AT-bloomington.in.us>
Subject: Hey, cat?   Get this.
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 09:54:45 -0500



From: <Chaos912-AT-aol.com>

> In a message dated 12/29/99 11:41:44 PM Central Standard Time, OOTSONATI
> writes:
>
> << I prefer peace, but won't take violence directed against me. I just
look
> at how peaceful my ancestors tried to handle things and quiet a few of em
got
> the Trail of Tears for it, >>
>
> You have Native American ancestors? Me too. The one's that acted
peacefully
> just got moved west.  The Souix struck revenge and got eliminated.
> Chaos

"Just?"

"*Just?*"

"JUST?"

You are dumber than a box of rocks.  "Just" hardly fits the act of the
dislocation and removal.  And for what it's wirth the S-I-O-U-X did not
"struck" revenge.  They--in various tribes--practiced self-defense against
trespassers  who were out to kill or rob them. They. except for the Mandan
who were essentially non-viollent and friendly to the whites--were hardly
eliminated.  They were impoverished and nearly enslaved but for some of them
it is not over yet.

Are you sure you are in school?  If so maybe you ought ot pay attention.



carp