Just when you think the Denver City Council couldn't get kookier

[funkymonkey1111]

A new pledge to start their meetings:


https://denverite.com/2020/10/26/a-pledge-to-remember-that-denver-sits-on-stolen-land-will-now-follow-the-pledge-of-allegiance-at-city-council-meetings/


(https://denverite.com/2020/10/26/a-pledge-to-remember-that-denver-sits-on-stolen-land-will-now-follow-the-pledge-of-allegiance-at-city-council-meetings/)"The Denver City Council honors and acknowledges that the land on which we reside is the traditional territory of the Ute, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Peoples. We also recognize the 48 contemporary tribal nations that are historically tied to the lands that make up the state of Colorado.


"We honor Elders past, present, and future, and those who have stewarded this land throughout generations. We also recognize that government, academic and cultural institutions were founded upon and continue to enact exclusions and erasures of Indigenous Peoples.


"May this acknowledgment demonstrate a commitment to working to dismantle ongoing legacies of oppression and inequities and recognize the current and future contributions of Indigenous communities in Denver."


(https://denverite.com/2020/10/26/a-pledge-to-remember-that-denver-sits-on-stolen-land-will-now-follow-the-pledge-of-allegiance-at-city-council-meetings/)

[.455_Hunter]

I challenge any self-loathing oppressor who agrees with the above statement to donate (not sell) their residence to disadvantaged indigenous person. Otherwise, it's just bunch of progressive window-dressing.

[Bailey Guns]

Otherwise, it's just bunch of progressive window-dressing.

Why would you expect anything different from a bunch of half-wit "progressives"?

[.455_Hunter]

Why would you expect anything different from a bunch of half-wit "progressives"?

True.

[Justin]

I challenge any self-loathing oppressor who agrees with the above statement to donate (not sell) their residence to disadvantaged indigenous person. Otherwise, it's just bunch of progressive window-dressing.

Nah. They'll just spin up a Native American-flavored non-profit, appoint themselves to the board of directors, funnel taxpayer money into it, and get an additional paycheck out of it.

[roberth]

Nah. They'll just spin up a Native American-flavored non-profit, appoint themselves to the board of directors, funnel taxpayer money into it, and get an additional paycheck out of it.

exactly

[FoxtArt]

I'm pretty sure the white men who drafted the original treaties made similar speeches as they shook their hands.

And then promptly wiped their ass with the paper as soon as the "indigenous people" left the office.

If they were virtue signaling any harder we'd have to spin them around all night on the beach.

[Irving]

This seems like a ridiculous waste of time in all possible ways. From the first seed of an idea all the way to the reporting about it.

[UncleDave]

This reminds me of the TCB Oath that Elvis wrote in the height of his drug use.

83550

[battlemidget]

Freedom from constipation?

[UncleDave]

Elvis suffered from chronic constipation. It contributed to his death. It must have been important to him ��

[Justin]

Opiates will do that to you.

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

I'd start singing the National Anthem ala Red Dawn execution scene....

I get tired of these pro-Indian BS measures. We signed a treaty, why not start the wars over and change the terms when we win? F em. Casino-Owner Americans need to just become Americans with out these cut outs.

[BladesNBarrels]

Well now, how about acknowledging the Clovis displacing others before they were displaced by the Paleo-Indians some 10,000 to 13,000 years ago.
The Southern Ute's acknowledge that they came after the cliff-dwellers had left around 850 AD

Hmmm! Isn't that what history is about?

[Gman]

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[GilpinGuy]

I showed this to one of my Supervisors who's a card carrying NA (don't remember which tribe if it matters), and he thought it was preposturous and called these morons "self righteous assholes". [LOL]

[.455_Hunter]

I showed this to one of my Supervisors who's a card carrying NA (don't remember which tribe if it matters), and he thought it was preposturous and called these morons "self righteous assholes". [LOL]

Exactly.

[funkymonkey1111]

I showed this to one of my Supervisors who's a card carrying NA (don't remember which tribe if it matters), and he thought it was preposturous and called these morons "self righteous assholes". [LOL]

that just shows that he's no woke enough, and needs a self-hating white woman to remind him of his failings. Just like when 50 Cent came out in support of President Trump--it was up to Chelsea Handler to set him straight

[clodhopper]

Continued segregation does nothing toward solving the social ills of the NA. The expectation of traditional native living (teepees and the like) is long gone and all that is left is poor opportunity leading to poverty. Too bad it isn't PC to say such things.