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LearnedHand

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2. Omg that poem!

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Original post)

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 09:34 AM

Dec 26

I’m a huge believer that art should hurt you. This poem understood the assignment. Thank you for this.

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163 years ago today, the largest mass execution in the U.S. took place. Ordered by Abraham Lincoln. [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Dec 26 OP

Never forget malaise Dec 26 #1

Omg that poem! LearnedHand Dec 26 #2

The Dakota 38 Clouds Passing Dec 26 #3

Slaves still had value. They were still workers. The people never saw the Native Americans as any thing but LiberalArkie Dec 26 #4

not sure why you would "ironically" use the tone of a racist bigot to say a bunch of slurs but here we are WhiskeyGrinder Dec 26 #6

He edited the remarks wolfie001 Dec 26 #8

What's "Red***ns?" Polybius Dec 26 #12

*** equals "ski" rubbersole Dec 26 #14

Ahh Polybius Dec 26 #15

Egads no idea wolfie001 Dec 26 #22

then why not spell it all the way out WhiskeyGrinder Dec 26 #18

Because they describe what they heard instead being sugar coated. I remember when the LBGT's were being slured as"QUEER" LiberalArkie Dec 26 #19

The OP describes what happened, without sugar coating. And then you added a bunch of slurs -- slurs that are, one could WhiskeyGrinder Dec 26 #21

trail of tear? AllaN01Bear Dec 26 #5

That's another one but that was Andrew Jackson... SonOfNebanaube Dec 27 #26

Lincoln was president. So he was no saint wolfie001 Dec 26 #7

Lincoln DID intervene to an extent. Originally 307 Dakotas were sentenced to death, Jack Valentino Dec 27 #25

Thanks for that wolfie001 Dec 27 #27

Understood, but I had read about this incident in civil war history,. Jack Valentino Sunday #38

Thank you for this grim reminder. niyad Dec 26 #9

American history.. mountain grammy Dec 26 #10

Never forget that Lincoln was far from perfect Polybius Dec 26 #11

I have heard white people express bafflement and offense that Native peoples want the Four False Faces removed... TygrBright Dec 26 #13

Well said Bayard Dec 27 #35

Never heard this in any "history" class or otherwise. We have always been a very racist country. And now getting worse Evolve Dammit Dec 26 #16

Made a donation to NARF after reading this. SergeStorms Dec 26 #17

... Solly Mack Dec 26 #20

afternoon kick WhiskeyGrinder Dec 26 #23

Lincoln did not order the executions Progressive dog Dec 26 #24

Lincoln reviewed every one of these cases, and ordered the executions that were carried out. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 27 #28

I guess Old Abe made a lot more enemies than we learned about in school? kentuck Dec 27 #29

I don't know what you mean about Lincoln's enemies. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 27 #31

We do a very Catholic trinitarian view of our great Presidents mr715 Dec 27 #32

A journey of ceremony and prayer honors Dakota women who witnessed 1862 executions WhiskeyGrinder Dec 27 #30

Wikipedia's take on Lincoln and the executions: Lincoln executed those who were involved in killing or raping settlers andym Dec 27 #33

Yes, colonial state violence invariably results in a violent response, bringing more state violence. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 27 #34

Excellent historical book on the subject Bayard Dec 27 #36

Everything is bigger in Texas... GJGCA Dec 27 #37