The Panic of 1837, Climate Change, & Hoping for Peace

by: winter rabbit

Thu Oct 02, 2008 at 15:35:11 PM PDT

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Martin Van Buren was better at acquiring presidential power than using it for himself. Van Buren was elected president in 1836, but he saw financial problems beginning even before he entered the White House.

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Opinion: American Fascists or Christian Fascists?

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American fascism is the term used by Dr. James Luther Adams, who "was in Germany in 1935 and 1936 and worked with the underground anti-Nazi church." He said that American fascists would dismantle the open society, using scripture, during "prolonged social instability or a national crisis." Either of those conditions certainly meets the living conditions on many reservations of their social structure and their Nation. I argue from definition that "Christian fascists" or American fascists are appropriate to be applied to those who christianize Indigenous People as well as to be applied to those who committed "the slaughters of yesteryear" for the following reasons:

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Palin: "F**king Eskimo's" & "Arctic Arabs" (Update)

by: winter rabbit

Sat Sep 06, 2008 at 08:12:19 AM PDT

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Take a real good look at her face - not at her fake smile, but look into her eyes.

What do you see?

Alaskans Speak (In A Frightened Whisper): Palin Is "Racist, Sexist, Vindictive, And Mean"
"It was kind of disgusting," Lucille, who is part Aboriginal, said in a phone interview after admitting that she is frightened of being discovered telling folks in the "lower 48" about life near the North Pole.

I see the eyes of a racist and a global warming denier. Sad indeed; and, her racism helps to clarify how climate disintegration is a human rights issue.

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