tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895440453335552117.post5383595875278254075..comments2024-03-28T15:12:21.172-04:00Comments on calvin's story: indigenous peoples dayChristy Shakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106761191160700997noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895440453335552117.post-71246411670032237272015-10-13T13:21:00.192-04:002015-10-13T13:21:00.192-04:00Amen to that, Christy; the history that never gets...Amen to that, Christy; the history that never gets told - of course only the winners can write history books - of the worst genocide perpetrated in human history (even Adolf took inspiration for his later work from how the Americans had 'solved' their 'Indian problem').<br />I wish our so called educational system adopted, as mandatory reading for all students, Howard Zinn's brilliant "A people's history of the United States'.<br /><br />Maybe, only maybe, we would stop celebrating murderers and "Thanksgiving" and stop believing those pilgrims and founding fathers were so great, and finally address our history and see it for what it is.<br />stefano60https://www.blogger.com/profile/12284186495673267519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895440453335552117.post-52822828357649860752015-10-12T18:54:13.563-04:002015-10-12T18:54:13.563-04:00That's beautiful. Thank you.That's beautiful. Thank you.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.com