In David Miller's account of the colonization of America would there be a 'chapter' critiquing the treatment of the people who were there when those such as yourself arrived? In bullet point form please outline the issues to be addressed in this 'chapter'.
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: December 04, 2004 11:09 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] American Indians > David Miller wrote: > >> ..the liberal propaganda spewed out about the American Indians. > > Gary wrote: > > myth (the recent TT analyses in question drew > > from Rush Limbaugh's Thanksgvg discourse) > > LOL. Stay on track, Gary. The liberal propaganda spewed out about the > American Indians is exactly what that discourse by Rush Limbaugh was about. > Following is an excerpt from Laura's email (11/25/2004 12:07 am) that shared > this with us. > > *************** > When I was going to grade school and it was time to teach us about > Thanksgiving, the basic synopsis of what I was told was the Pilgrims arrived > at Plymouth Rock, a bunch of destitute white people. When they arrived; they > had no clue what to do, didn't know how to grow corn, didn't know how to > hunt, basically didn't know how to do anything. And if it weren't for the > Injuns who befriended them and gave them coats and skins and taught them how > to fish and shared their food and corn with them, the Pilgrims wouldn't have > survived and the Pilgrims thanked them by killing them and taking over the > country and bringing with them syphilis, environmental destruction, racism, > sexism, bigotry and homophobia. > > That's basically the Thanksgiving story we were all raised with. The latter > part of that has been recently added as part of the politically correct > multicultural curriculum. But basically the story of Thanksgiving that we > all had was that the Pilgrims arrived, were basically inept, incompetent > white people, the Indians were very compassionate and nice and shared > everything that they had with them and for their thanks, the Pilgrims wiped > them out, created the cavalry and basically took over the country, stole it > from them, and then amen -- and so we all grew up thinking that that's what > happened. The Indians were great people but now they live on reservations > and how did this happen since they were so nice to us way back when. That's > not anywhere near the truth. It really is nowhere near the truth. I have the > real story in the book. > ... > "Well, folks, let's allow our real undoctored American history lesson to > unfold further. If our schools and the media have twisted the historical > record when it comes to Columbus, they have obliterated the contributions of > America's earliest permanent settlers, the Pilgrims. Why? Because they were > a people inspired by profound religious beliefs to overcome incredible odds. > Today, public schools are simply not teaching how important the religious > dimension was in shaping our history and our nation's character. Whether > teachers are just uncomfortable with this material or whether there's been a > concerted effort to cover up the truth, the results are the same. Kids are > no longer learning enough to understand and appreciate how and why America > was created. > ... > ************** > > Peace be with you. > David Miller. > > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
