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Rwanda had direction: https:/

Orion — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 06:01:40 +0000

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Rwanda had direction: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57270099

this has some of that Forrest

artappraiser — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:10:07 +0000

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this has some of that Forrest Gump meme to it, but better, mho:

pic.twitter.com/SR0dWkHfcz
— Standplaats Krakow (@Standplaats_KRK) February 24, 2022

the old divide and conquer

artappraiser — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:48:32 +0000

In reply to well here's a great little

the old divide and conquer trick:

Hitler' attack on Poland in '39 began with a fale flag op in which Nazi soldiers dresed in Polish army. uniforms "attacked"a German radio station nr the border leaving behind corpses of already dead prisoners believed to come from Nazi camps. Nobody believed the lie but war began
— Ron Rosenbaum (@RonRosenbaum1) February 24, 2022

Stoke them old tribal grievances and direct them. Rwanda's another example, but without much direction, just death.

Liberia isn't mentioned

Orion — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 08:03:43 +0000

In reply to well here's a great little

Liberia isn't mentioned enough in US racial politics. African Americans were given their own chance at self-governance and used it to enslave native Africans. That was actually what the villain Killmonger in Black Panther was based on but I guess that flew over everyone's head.

well here's a great little

artappraiser — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 07:16:34 +0000

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well here's a great little message for the tribalist world right now; all those Afro-racialists out there especially need to take note:

"At independence, had we chosen to pursue states on the basis of ethnic, racial and religious homogeneity, we would still be waging bloody wars these many decades later."- Kenya at the UN. #UkraineWillResist https://t.co/XXwMdeZUJt
— Palesa Morudu Rosenberg (@palesa_morudu) February 22, 2022

Thoughts on tribal Grievance

artappraiser — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 22:41:56 +0000

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Thoughts on tribal Grievance Restoration Projects becoming Victimhood Olympics:

Sometimes all you can do is just thank people for being their honest and true selves. pic.twitter.com/wcmsOI9qBG
— Naninizhoni (@naninizhoni) February 19, 2022

An earlier generation had the wisdom to reconcile (pic from the the Gettysburg 50th Anniv Commemoration) and bury the ghosts (and furies) of the past. And to let them STAY buried, as well.

The latter-day Grievance Restoration Project will only end badly, esp for its promoters. pic.twitter.com/f9p6IIt6YR
— furious_a (@furious_a) February 20, 2022

If you get a chance, read about how Confederate guerrilla fighter John Mosby and Ulysses Grant went from bitter enemies to close friends. It's an amazing story.
— Charles Hoskinson (@cehoskinson) February 21, 2022

What use is "multi-culturalism" when the cultures are harboring thoughts about each other that would have started blood feuds 1000 years ago if spoken aloid
— Mangalitsa Mike (@iyriify) February 19, 2022

This could only work if we acknowledge that all peoples are capable of crimes and move forward.
I harbor no hostility whatsoever and openly acknowledge the actions of my ancestors, but it's very clear that others do harbor hostility and will only acknowledge it to express hatred.
— Naninizhoni (@naninizhoni) February 19, 2022

Some of us tried to do that in good faith.. others have not.

But as I've said elsewhere in the thread - better that be exposed to the light of day for all to see.
— Naninizhoni (@naninizhoni) February 19, 2022

Agreed. In fact, I think historical redresses could be made more easily if people stopped holding others implicitly responsible for the actions of their ancestors.
— Mangalitsa Mike (@iyriify) February 20, 2022

I actually wondered to myself

Orion — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 19:47:03 +0000

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I actually wondered to myself if Donald Trump got the idea for the red hats from Forrest Gump.

Gump was also an insult to

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 11:25:00 +0000

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Gump was also an insult to the South - Gomer Pyle updated to basically say all the South was idiot retards. (and yeah, it's terribly funny to have the mother of a special needs kid banging the doctor because she can't afford treatment, while the kid hears the sounds outside on the swing - hilarious).
And so a generation of Americans since think Vietnam was some kind of retarded joke, don't understand the seriousness of the situation or the people involved.
Except for Lt. Dan. Who's a lot like these people. (note: I haven't finished, but I found my reactions to Jane Fonda changed in 30 seconds - not that that's a complete picture either, but put in context of *soldiers* it's pretty incredible). [strange I was looking for a place to post this, maybe Creative, & you popped in the perfect Vietnam lead-in. Notice how serious the movement was, not the joky self-absorbed BLM crap. People knowing they were up against getting shot up in Vietnam or doing long prison time or exile in Canada for 20 years.]
Long trailer:

Full movie (I think, may be a few minutes short):

Back to Forrest Gump the

artappraiser — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 09:05:59 +0000

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Back to Forrest Gump the movie. I wasn't nearly as big a fan about the Gump character, and the plot, perhaps because I have a mentally disabled brother (thru 50+ years) so I like to see a more sophisticated approach with such characters. But Lt. Dan played by Gary Sinise is one of my favorite movie characters of all time!

this >

artappraiser — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 08:20:46 +0000

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this >

there is no help to be had if you think you have a right to misery--in the first place, you cannot be helped; in the second, you will not be helped
— pyres (@nonchalantly_) February 19, 2022

The Victimhood Olympics for which culture wars are played is the main problem.

Most immigrants still see the U.S. as the land of opportunity, why don't citizens?

Yes, it started with right-wing Christians bitching about how they were victims of "Hollywood". But now left wingers fight to dominate the meme. And its a zero sum game. People like Ibram X. Kendi are extremely toxic to the culture, pushing the situation to ruination, and Russian internet trolls are happy to help. People like John Mc Whorter see that clearly and are trying to rectify it, but "my tribe, we have it the worst" still wins on social media. Even billionaires complain they are picked on as lefties set up guillotines outside Bezos' house.

Divisiveness all around in a country with the motto "E Pluribus Unum".

Somehow got to get back to Bill Clinton and Obama: a rising tide lifts all boats, especially in periods when the pandemic is easing.