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- zeroherok, on 12/20/2007, -112/+574GOOD! The United States has been mistreating the Native Americans for a very long time now and it's about time that Native people are asserting their sovereign rights to better their situation. Trusting the United States has been disastrous for Native people. Viva la Revolución!
- felchdonkey, on 12/20/2007, -43/+270If they pull this off, I'm emigrating to the Lakota Nation.
- inactive, on 12/20/2007, -43/+265Dugg in solidarity with the Lakota Nation
- SiNN4R, on 12/20/2007, -26/+238I wish there was a state with the balls to secede from the federal government.
- greendalek, on 12/20/2007, -15/+189While I applaud their convictions and agree that their Reasons Effecting The Separation are absolutely valid, do keep in mind that there were some pretty ugly consequences the LAST time someone tried to secede from the U.S.
- ahhell, on 12/20/2007, -13/+183How soon before they are "liberated"?
- jquipp, on 12/20/2007, -69/+238Didn't family Guy try this once?
- jmpeagle, on 12/20/2007, -31/+172so now they are enemies of the state? Time to send some smallpox blankets.
- BoneheadFarker, on 12/20/2007, -8/+148It's rather ironic that you call on Indians to join the revolution using a Spanish phrase...
- felchdonkey, on 12/20/2007, -30/+134Yeah, those horrible Native Americans, getting a poverty-level welfare check for nothing, and all they had to do was endure systematic genocide and the theft of their entire nation.
I'm sure you'd trade places with them in a minute, huh? - Ferre1, on 12/20/2007, -37/+140Good. And it's about time.
- 11oops, on 12/20/2007, -15/+117It's only a matter of time before Bush will invade...
- Albionshores, on 12/20/2007, -12/+98This is so beautiful. One side is pushing for bigger government and autonomy and the other is saying 'no thanks we'll go smaller if it's all the same - you're welcome to join us if you wish.'
The way out of oppression, no matter the scale, begins with a declaration of independence. - inactive, on 12/20/2007, -23/+106Easiest. War. Ever.
- bsl4doc, on 12/20/2007, -11/+93I don't see how this new Lakota Nation plan could possibly fail. I mean, they have plenty of desirable resources to trade on an international scale and clearly have a powerful, united infrastructure in place.
Wait... - inactive, on 12/20/2007, -13/+89just the mineral rights alone that the u.s. govt. is currently "managing" (look into it before you reply,we've been stealing billions of dollars from these people in land rights ever since those treaties were signed,and it continues today) will be more than enough to make them very wealthy. it's funny how so many people on digg think that native americans have it "as good or better" than the general population and get free handouts from the american govt. in reality we've been renting land that they have the right to profit from by treaty to the highest corporate bidders and returning almost nothing to them by way of profits generated. you really think this is all about casinos??? nice way to show your ignorance people,very nice.
and no,i'm not a native american,i just like to learn a little bit about issues before i spout off at the mouth. - omgTHEPATRIOTS, on 12/20/2007, -23/+84I hereby endorse, support and stand in solidarity with the Lakota Nation.
- MindTrigger, on 12/20/2007, -4/+64"The Lakota Nation is enriching uranium in their casinos. This must be stopped." - GWB
- scooterbaga, on 12/20/2007, -21/+78Count me in. This government frightens me...
oh... and native american chicks are hot... ;) - CondoleezzaRice, on 12/20/2007, -5/+58Operation Lakota Freedom is a go.
- BassCadet, on 12/20/2007, -7/+50I completely support the Lakota tribe's wishes to separate. The spirit of the treaties we've signed with them should allow them to do this. But with this independence must come complete independence...no more financial ties to the US federal government. Their borders will be secured by our tax dollars, that's about as much assistance they should receive from us.
It will be interesting if they will have their own airspace. Would the US allow someone like Chavez to come fly to Wyoming to meet with the Lakota chiefs? - noahhoward, on 12/20/2007, -11/+49This is interesting to say the least. I'd say they deserve the chance at least.
- blindhammer, on 12/20/2007, -5/+43Maybe, you know, they just want to peacefully live on the land. Not everyone needs a plasma tv and a 360.
- EvilVin, on 12/20/2007, -11/+48So how long until we give them blankets, take their land, and put them on a reservations?
- inactive, on 12/20/2007, -32/+68Right, they will leave, realize they have no way of supporting themselves and then come right back. Good times.
- blindhammer, on 12/20/2007, -7/+42If another "race" came over, wiped out about 95% of your population, stole your land, tried to convert your people to a religion that was totally antithetical to the practices your people have had for hundreds, if not thousands of years, and you were forced to live in relative economic squandor because you view the world a bit different than your new masters, then YOU would probably would not want to coexist, now would you?
- Nudar, on 12/20/2007, -26/+61Yeah allowing them all those casino monopolies has been disastrous to the Indians.
- BoneheadFarker, on 12/20/2007, -0/+33An example of irony is when you call for Indians to join an uprising in the language of a people that brutally supressed Indians. I know what irony is, and I used it correctly. I'd suggest that you brush up on the definition of irony. And please...stop yelling...
- dshPls, on 12/20/2007, -19/+51I'm not trying to excuse our treatment of Native Americans, but I say the same thing about them as I do to the NAACP when they want me to apologize for how my ancestors treated theirs. I'm truly not sorry.
- jknevitt, on 12/20/2007, -1/+32It'll never happen. In Texas v. White (1869), the Supreme Court ruled that states have no rights to secede under the US Constitution. That said, they did make the concession that it would be legal if Congress permitted it (I'd rather wait for the sun to burn out -- it'll be a shorter wait).
- frostmonkey, on 12/20/2007, -2/+32you think thats little known? I think you hold your knowledge of history a little too highly.
- Nudar, on 12/20/2007, -5/+34You do realize 99% of Hispanics have some White ancestry and a good portion of Indians do as well? So this would basically leave the continents empty.
- blindhammer, on 12/20/2007, -11/+40So, when do the stories that these Native American tribes have weapons of mass destruction begin?
On a serious note, I'm continually ashamed at how Native Americans have been treated over the years -- especially during Westward expansion. - wrxpert, on 12/20/2007, -13/+41This just in. President Bush has just announced an invasion on the Lakota Nation. There is evidence that they are amassing WMD's.
- sodypop77, on 12/20/2007, -2/+30And how do you know scooterbaga is white?
- KenOh, on 12/20/2007, -6/+33Can't believe I'm the first to mention Shadowrun here. If these guys start casting spells, we're in for some real trouble.
- rupaw, on 12/20/2007, -1/+28If they are smart, then they will create a tax-haven at the center of the United States. And do you know what would happen next? Thousands of companies would move their head-quarters there. These people could make billions without doing much. It's almost too easy ...
- tattva, on 12/20/2007, -32/+59power to the people!
- fyngyrz, on 12/20/2007, -1/+27Humor is rarely inappropriate; it eases the pain without pretending to solve anything. Political correctness, however, is almost always inappropriate, almost always masks the real issues underneath ***** issues, and typically wastes everyone's time.
- sodade, on 12/20/2007, -1/+25If I were them, I'd legalize marijuana and set up peace pipe coffee shops.
- DrMonkeyLove, on 12/20/2007, -2/+26By this logic, the only continent that would have any people at all would be Africa.
- thcobbs, on 12/20/2007, -9/+33Just hope they don't try to annex a pool....
- alvarezg, on 12/20/2007, -12/+35The reservation system was a racist mistake. Reservations are no more than wilderness ghettos. Had the Indians been integrated into society back when, they could have become part of the mainstream while keeping their traditions as the Hawaiians do. Seceding is illegal, just ask Abe Lincoln.
- fractalman, on 12/20/2007, -8/+31My ancestors paid for their little piece of land, Manhattan, I ain't leaving.
- t3soro, on 12/20/2007, -0/+22*whoosh*
- KirbyMeister, on 12/20/2007, -1/+22Digg, 2 days later
103 diggs - BREAKING: US wins 7 hour war against Lakota tribe nation, Ron Paul disapproves
- - - - - The US just bullied another 3rd world country into bending to their whim. When will the opression stop?
23 comments - Share - Bury - thcobbs, on 12/20/2007, -11/+32The Native Americans in my area are doing quite well for themselves.... Casinos are a major money-maker.
- BassCadet, on 12/20/2007, -1/+21I recall reading a rather long piece in (Salon? Time?) about Indian casinos and the beneficiaries are usually NOT your average Indian. Some tribes have less than 50 members and they get insanely rich. The largest tribes usually don't have Casinos, or if they do, the money is so far spread apart that it doesn't add up to much.
- inactive, on 12/20/2007, -8/+28While I do support the concept, it's hard to imagine their economic plan. While that part off the country has agricultural wealth, something tells me that they'll pay a hefty price for things like fuel...
I just think it's interesting how many people are starting to talk about expatriation - leaving the US, or even this separatist notion.
Instead of us abandoning the US, why don't we try taking it back from the ***** that have turned us into a disreputable torturing truckload of hicks?! -
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