Happy birthday America: 250 years

[KAL-EL]

This is America's birthday weekend.

Try to stay on topic. I know it's a challenge for some of you.

Thank you! I can slowly see the beginnings of going off the rails

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

Thank you! I can slowly see the beginnings of going off the rails

Next up for some will be red cards.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Some Truth

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There’s 35 countries in the Americas…make sure you don’t conveniently forget to remind them too.

 

[_Arabia_]

Arab-American inspired Texan BBQ. 500.000 views within 10 days after the videos publication.

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Another one. 3.8 million views.

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[AZ_HighCountry]

There’s 35 countries in the Americas…make sure you don’t conveniently forget to remind them too.

Why let reality get in the way of an ignorance-filled rant?

FWIW, the Spaniards committed far more genocide in the Americas than the Brits and French combined.

The Dutch and Portuguese were bit players.

 

[_Arabia_]

This genocide nonsense is just that. I have read, and I am pretty sure that this is a scholarly consensus by historians, regardless of origin, that 90% of all Native Americans, who died, died due to diseases that they had no immunity to when they encountered the European settlers.

None of the Americans alive today have anything to do with those events and if one studies human history, it will be very easy to notice that humans have been killing each other since the dawn of history.

Native Americans themselves were constantly at war with each other (tribe against tribe) and you only need to read a bit about Incas, Aztecs, Mayas etc. and realize how brutal they could be. Large scale human sacrifices (ripping out the hearts of living humans) etc. were quite common.

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Spanish are good people and are our distant cousins.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

This genocide nonsense is just that. I have read, and I am pretty sure that this is a scholarly consensus by historians, regardless of origin, that 90% of all Native Americans, who died, died due to diseases that they had no immunity to when they encountered the European settlers.

None of the Americans alive today have anything to do with those events and if one studies human history, it will be very easy to notice that humans have been killing each other since the dawn of history.

Native Americans themselves were constantly at war with each other (tribe against tribe) and you only need to read a bit about Incas, Mayas etc. and how brutal they could be. Human sacrifices etc. were quite common.

This. Exactly.

And before anyone gets any bright ideas regarding slavery, allow me to neuter that though right now.

 

[_Arabia_]

This. Exactly.

And before anyone gets any bright ideas regarding slavery, allow me to neuter that though right now.

BTW, Mexican cartels seem to keep their age-old traditions alive at times. Kidding aside, this is pure trolling from the usual suspects.

As far as slavery goes, it is the same thing: it has existed across the entire world at various points in history. We should stop judging ancient and historical societies (and the people who lived during those eras) through a modern-day lens.

One hundred years from now, our descendants will probably consider us backward, or perhaps even savages, if humanity continues to progress. Or maybe we will regress. Time will tell.

I am not endorsing anything here, but everyone has skeletons in their closet.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

'America!

 

[Davey Crockett]

Here's Davey's Hallmark moment for July 4th, 2026


Five local buckaroos come into the truck stop after midnight.

One hands me a hundred dollar bill for his purchase. Another says, "Bet you don't know where he got that hundred dollar bill from?"

The five of them, ages 15-17, went to a rodeo next county over for July 4th. The kid standing in front of me won $1,200 for eight seconds on a bull.

Fist bump.

Our young bull rider stopped in tonight with a date. Turned to my co-worker and asked her to come meet someone.

Then asked the 17-year old to tell my coworker what he did yesterday, and how much he won.

(That was a "bro" move on my part for the young man, he smiled)

 

[Davey Crockett]

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California’s Fourth of July plunges into hell as stores looted, police horses charge and fires break out

Celebrations descended into mayhem in Southern California as unruly crowds overwhelmed packed-out fireworks displays and looted stores.

nypost.com

 

[Musings]

'America!

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I can see @VCheng going to work in this............

 

[Musings]

Come on guys................

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

Nice to see an admin intervened on behalf of some of you.

 

[Flotilla]

FWIW, the Spaniards committed far more genocide in the Americas than the Brits and French combined.

That is a lie.
A blatant lie. We didn't have a big Army or even a large number of colonizers to kill indigenous people. To the point that Spanish Kingdom made agreement with some indian nations that we called "Apachería".

British colonizers displaced them, killed them and expelled from their ancient lands. And after them US continued with more prosecution to the point that US just have "reserves" where white people stillenclosed them.