@paninid @benroyce @csgraves @RoguePlayer @tinydoctor @sirjofri @Nigel_Lake
I often ask my history students here if they know how many people died in the Canadian War of Independence. It's a trick question--we just asked for it at the right time and then negotiated like gentlemen. Apparently none of the founders ever considered that option.
@sendtherunners @paninid @csgraves @RoguePlayer @tinydoctor @sirjofri @Nigel_Lake
the usa exists because of the quebec act of 1774
british colonists were incensed at concessions made to french colonists to win their loyalty. the british govt didn't consider the loyalty of someone else
based on that observation, the fate of north america was decided in one hour on sept 13 1759:
@benroyce @sendtherunners @paninid @RoguePlayer @tinydoctor @sirjofri @Nigel_Lake would if only the whole drama would have been stopped by the massacre of Columbus and his shock troops, sorry, "explorers."
I want independance from European values. Which means USA/Canada.
Yes, I'm a bit radical that way. It isn't likely to happen, but this continent should not be ruled by European mores at all.
Not even remotely one tiny bit.
@csgraves @benroyce @sendtherunners @RoguePlayer @tinydoctor @sirjofri @Nigel_Lake
The European #Enlightenment learned of #egalitarian values from the indigenous / First Nations people.
Not even the #Renaissance brought that about.
@csgraves @sendtherunners @paninid @RoguePlayer @tinydoctor @sirjofri @Nigel_Lake
eh. they killed Ferdinand Magellan in the philippines. but some other asshole came anyways
but they did get this amazing statue of Lapu Lapu, who killed Magellan
what needs to be done is to dynamite Mt. Rushmore and put up Sitting Bull
the real problem was disease. disease killed so many, it was hard to mount a successful resistance
@benroyce @csgraves @sendtherunners @RoguePlayer @tinydoctor @sirjofri @Nigel_Lake
Add John Brown to Rushmore.
@paninid @csgraves @sendtherunners @RoguePlayer @tinydoctor @sirjofri @Nigel_Lake
no
dynamite Stone Mountain in Georgia, with Confederate assholes on it
put John Brown there
@benroyce @csgraves @sendtherunners @RoguePlayer @tinydoctor @sirjofri @Nigel_Lake
“Don’t argue with folks John Brown would have shot.”
@paninid @csgraves @sendtherunners @RoguePlayer @tinydoctor @sirjofri @Nigel_Lake
nah, in bleeding kansas, brown and his sons preferred hacking pro-slavery assholes to death with broadswords
@paninid @csgraves @sendtherunners @RoguePlayer @tinydoctor @sirjofri @Nigel_Lake
we owe our Constitution (now being destroyed by orange turd) to the checks and balances govt system of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (Iroquois)
who says? me?
no, Congress:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/331
@paninid @benroyce @sendtherunners @RoguePlayer @tinydoctor @sirjofri @Nigel_Lake yes they did. And yet they learned nothing.
