Oh come off it. Off-topic chatter is a part of this list, including the frequent slaughter of sacred cows.
I'm quite aware of how Native Americans have been assimilated by American Society, a proud part of today's American Armed Forces, etc. They are forced to deal with the reality of their situations and today's Native Americans were born into it and know nothing different. But please tell me how many Native Americans who were personally victims of the genocide perpetrated upon them mainly in the 1800s you know and are in contact with. The comparison is anything BUT out of place, unless you are so blinded by nationalism that you feel that the atrocities committed by "your" country are somehow justified, if only enough time goes by. You may not like it. You may not agree with it. Sort of like a lot of opinion (on and off-topic) thrown about on this list. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > That is an offensive statement, Darren. > > I know Native Americans, and I am in contact with Native American > groups. My college was originally founded as a school for Native > Americans and has a very dynamic program for recruiting Native > American students and providing them with scholarships. > > Many Native Americans have strong patriotic feelings about there > country. There is, for example, a strong tradition of service in the > Marine Corps by Native Americans. > > To equate the American flag with the Nazi flag is totally uncalled for > and inappropriate in a list like this one. > > Dan > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 10:49 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> What I read there is that the little girl behind that flag is not waving to >>> anyone but putting up her hand to prevent that flag from smacking her in the >>> face ... some subtext there, too. >> >> In line with Ann's comments, I have to admit to feeling that it is >> more than a little incongruous seeing Native Americans waving the >> American flag. Probably similar to the way I would feel if Germany had >> won WWII and left a remnant of Jewish people survive and then a >> century later I saw a parade of Jewish people waving the Nazi flag. >> >> Darren Addy >> Kearney, Nebraska >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
