Native Americans — Where does blame lie?
Jul/090
- Chief Sitting Bull.
Among the many hot political subjects is that of the Native Americans. Ask anyone about them and they’ll probably tell you about a nature-loving people who were massacred and driven out of their own land, and then add how truly sad that was. It is absolutely true that many Indians were killed needlessly by white settlers and that they were driven from their land unrighteously. The right-winged seem to maintain a cold silence and tend to look away when confronted about the subject. The left-winged seem to love to rot in their own guilt about the subject, very publicly.
I think the most important question is: “How does this injustice cross over into modern days, to whom will justice be served?” It would be logical that if we were truly sorry we would return the land to its rightful inhabitants and try to compensate them for their lost land and loved ones. But no land is returned, no effort to reimburse is made.
Of course, the idea of serving justice is futile because the individuals who were responsible have long since passed away. I live on this land, but I am not personally responsible for the Indians’ loss.
To political figures I say this:
Learn to accept that those tragedies are in the past and that nothing can be done to undo them.
The most justice that anyone could do to the Native Americans is to not let their culture, their religion or their characters fade away. Know who they were, acknowledge the crimes committed against them, and keep their story alive, and you shall bear no guilt for what happened to the Native Americans.
Omegle– Cool Chat Site
Jun/090
- Give them your address!
Omegle.com is a relatively new website that lets you talk to complete strangers in a somewhat mainstream and extremely frank manner. Names aren’t involved, and often you run into some weird people, like this fine fellow:
Stranger: i was born in Juneau, Alaska. I was born in a taxi cab, 607 to be exact. My family went on vacation when i was 3, and when our cruise ship docked, my dad disappeared. So byebye daddy. That changed me drastically, when i was 7, i got into pixie sticks. im 16 now, and obsessed with them, the sugar gives me an adreniline rush. So, ever since, ive been a pixie stick addict. When i wouldnt get them, I would lightly cut myself, then sprinkle salt on my cuts. which sent me to rehab, bad move… ive been recovering, but I got my psychiatrist in a neck brace, and i was arrested and thrown in federal prision for a few weeks. No one knows, but i still have a pixie stick stash in my sock drawr
So anyway, I suggest you check it out and have some fun. Thanks to Zim for introducing me to the site.
Billy Mays Dies at 50
Jun/091
Billy Mays with his favorite products.
Billy Mays, the hilarious pitchman who yells when he talks on commercials, was found dead in his house at 7:45 am this morning.
Officials aren’t sure how he died yet; an autopsy is yet to be done. Foul play is not suspected.
He was known for many of his lines in advertising his products. Below are a few.
HERE’S SOMETHING YOU CAN’T DO WITH GLUE.
THAT’S THE POWER OF MIGHTY PUTTY.
NO MORE SQUISHIN’ AND SQUASHIN’, OR FLIPPIN’ AND FLOPPIN’!
IF YOU USE BLEACH, YOU RUIN YOUR CLOTHES!
IT’LL MAKE YOUR WHITES WHITER.
One of the executives at Oxi Clean, one of Mays’ employers, said this while holding back from crying:
All of us here at our company are very saddened by this. Lots of tears were shed. We cleaned them up with Oxi Clean, the world’s best detergent and stain remover. They cleaned up our tears better than any other detergent on the market!
His wife had this to say about his death:
“ALTHOUGH BILLY LIVED A PUBLIC LIFE, WE DON’T ANTICIPATE MAKING ANY PUBLIC STATEMENTS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. OUR FAMILY ASKS THAT YOU RESPECT OUR PRIVACY DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES.”
Billy Mays had this to say about his own death:
HI, BILLY MAYS HHHHHHNNNNNNNGG—