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Diligence Jones

I'm reading the graphic adaptation of Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's *Indigenous People's History of the United States.*

(Don't judge me. My attention span is for shit.)

The point it makes about the tools and innovations of colonial Othering and oppression, privatization of public goods, militaristic quelling of domestic opposition (directed by the Church, even), displacement+relocation being perfected by the end of the 15th Century was a mind blower.

I mean I *know* this has happened before. But seeing clearly how Europe perfected this violence on their own people FIRST then exported it to the Americas and elsewhere -- how fucking sick is that.

And this is the 'heritage' Stephen Miller invokes.

#SettlerColonialism

Diligence Jones Sep 28

Also, may John Smith rot in hell. Fucking genocidal psychopath.

#SettlerColonialism

Diligence Jones Sep 28

And John Calvin can eat a dick.

#SettlerColonialism
#calvinism

Diligence Jones Sep 28

The language of the British imperialist, Major General Jeffrey Amherst:

"We must, on this occasion, use every strategem in our power to reduce them! To bring them to a proper subjection until there is not an Indian settlement with 1,000 miles of our country!"

Wow. Almost the same words and sentiment of Israel, centuries later, re: Palestinians.

Diligence Jones Sep 28

I literally did not put realize how some of US military terminology is a head nod to the origins and development of the early US military in conquering the Indigenous nations that fought their displacement and eradication.

Diligence Jones Sep 28

Hm. She's making a point about the use of the Scotch-Irish as foot soldiers of British Empire building --- seasoned (brutal) settler colonialists by the time they were migrating heavily to North America in the early 18C.

So, basically, the bloody violent colonized soldiers from Britain's conquered colonies (Ireland and Scotland) become the Revolution's 'special forces' against the Indians to, for some, become part of the US settler class from which 17 of our Presidents are descended. (Including Jackson, Roosevelt, Reagan, Clinton, and wtf Obama?!?)

#SettlerColonialism
#USHistory

Diligence Jones Sep 28

On that note (#WTFObama), Im going to make lunch and move on to cozy mysteries to give my rage a break.

Fucking colonizers!

Also: the history of Britain is weird. I mean, yeah, there's not much beef nowadays, but when you look at all the imperialism and brutality....something ain't right there. Total madness. Not to let France, Spain, Portugal, or Belgium off the hook. Also totally violent and bonkers. WTF.

Was it the inbreeding?!?

j robinson ☕️ &🍸Sep 29

@DeliaChristina
Let's not let the Dutch miss out, here.

Jon Gilbert Sep 29

@ratwerks @DeliaChristina pfft, the Dutch

Sean Purcell (he/him)Sep 28

@DeliaChristina Hopping in to say fuck John Locke too.

The whole theft of the Americas was premised on his aesthetics regarding the cultivation of supposedly "wild" lands.

Diligence Jones Sep 28

Yeah, Locke can catch some hands, too.

[UNC] Alpha Panda Sep 28

@DeliaChristina yeah for real, even today when US troops go into enemy territory they say they're in "indian country"

Ms. Que Banh Sep 28

@DeliaChristina Fuck all bigot colonizers. Past & present.

kira for scale Sep 28

@DeliaChristina i had a class last semester about this and it was certainly something seeing such familiar language and constructs used in the 1800s as they continue to use now. it really reveals how old the playbook actually is, and who's running it

Future Sprog Sep 28

An evergreen toot!

@DeliaChristina

Weird Socks Sep 28

@DeliaChristina
I am a little sad to think you'd be judged for reading the graphic novel.
I'll look for that.

@DeliaChristina thanks for alerting me to this graphic novel! I have dyslexia and ADHD and graphic novels help me digest info a lot easier. I just bought it on ebooks.com 🙏

@DeliaChristina Okay. I did not know that there were graphic adaptations like that. I may have to take a look. Thanks for the tip, because actual books seem too much of a slog recently.