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President Man-Baby: "I'm Not a Moron - YOU'RE the Moron"

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lawhawk10/09/2017 5:54:19 pm PDT

re: #350 Blind Frog Belly White

I think it’s to give context to mass shootings and the fact that there have been mass shootings before this, many of them lynchings/massacres, including Wounded Knee.

Many of them were carried out on racial grounds - attacking black enclaves or Native American settlements. Many are forgotten to most.

Wounded Knee is just one of many - and I had the opportunity to visit that part of the Black Hills some years back. It’s quite moving, and its remoteness also means many skip it when visiting the area. It’s far more likely you’ll see Mt. Rushmore than Wounded Knee - even though the whole area is still claimed by Native Americans and they have a superior claim based on the US Government violating the Treaty of Fort Laramie.