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Why I Hate Thanksgiving'
By Mitchel Cohen, with much material contributed by Peter Linebaugh
and others whose names have over the years been lost
11-26-3
The year was 1492. The Taino-Arawak people of the Bahamas discovered
Christopher Columbus on their beach.
Historian Howard Zinn tells us how Arawak men and women, naked, tawny,
and full of wonder, emerged from their villages onto the island's
beaches and swam out to get a closer look at the strange big boat.
When Columbus and his sailors came ashore, carrying swords, speaking
oddly, the Arawaks ran to greet them, brought them food, water, gifts.
Columbus later wrote of this in his log. Here is what he wrote:
"They brought us parrots and balls of cotton and spears and many other
things, which they exchanged for the glass beads and hawks' bells.
They willingly traded everything they owned. They were well-built,
with good bodies and handsome features. They do not bear arms, and do
not know them, for I showed them a sword, they took it by the edge and
cut themselves out of ignorance. They have no iron. Their spears are
made of sugar cane. They would make fine servants. With 50 men we
could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want."
And so the conquest began, and the Thanotocracy -- the regime of death
-- was inaugurated on the continent the Indians called "Turtle
Island."
You probably already know a good piece of the story: How Columbus's
Army took Arawak and Taino people prisoners and insisted that they
take him to the source of their gold, which they used in tiny
ornaments in their ears. And how, with utter contempt and cruelty,
Columbus took many more Indians prisoners and put them aboard the Nina
and the Pinta -- the Santa Maria having run aground on the island of
Hispañola (today, the Dominican Republic and Haiti). When some refused
to be taken prisoner, they were run through with swords and bled to
death. Then the Nina and the Pinta set sail for the Azores and Spain.
During the long voyage, many of the Indian prisoners died. Here's part
of Columbus's report to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain:
"The Indians are so naive and so free with their possessions that no
one who has not witnessed them would believe it. When you ask for
something they have, they never say no. To the contrary, they offer to
share with anyone." Columbus concluded his report by asking for a
little help from the King and Queen, and in return he would bring them
"as much gold as they need, and as many slaves as they ask."
To continue please click
http://www.rense.com/general45/thanks2.htm

Colombo (per altro un italiano) leggendo queste righe ci fa schifo....
mentre i Colombo attuali......
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 Colombo (per altro un italiano) leggendo queste righe ci fa schifo....
a questo proposito consiglio a tutti la lettura de "la conquista
dell'america" di tzevetan todorov, einaudi tascabili, euro 9,--
e ricordo una bellissimo striscione esposto da alcuni nativi durante i
festeggiamenti per l'anniversario della "scorperta" dell'america: "he was
lost anyway"
saluti
claudio

Approvo il fatto di scrivere "Fuori tema" al posto di "OT", ma non essendo
un NG in inglese......
ciao
Fabio

 un NG in inglese......
invece NG sta per...?
:-)

 invece NG sta per...?
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Claudio B ha messo la "faccina" tu invece prendi semplicemente in giro
perchè non capisco l'Inglese .
Razzismo culturale o maleducazione?
ciao

 Razzismo culturale o maleducazione?
Prendevo in giro Claudio, mica te... Io uso spesso "fuori tema" al posto di 
OT e sempre TAGLIO al posto di CUT...
Non so perché sto qui a giustificarmi...
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Much likely both of them 

 ha scritto nel messaggio
news:6X3qd.415535$35.18...@news4.tin.it...
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ma dai, fabio, non essere permaloso. si scherza!
mi aveva fatto sorridere il fatto che -giustmanete o meno- hai detto di
preferire la traaduzione per poi usare una abbreviazione dell'inglese.
si scheza, tutto qui.
un saluto
claudio


Yeah, Claudio is right. It's only a joke, Fabio, don't be angry. 

 Non so perché sto qui a giustificarmi...
Perchè sei una persona educata.
ciao
fabio