Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-11 Thread Ken Waller
And a Pentax was never spotted! -Original Message- >From: Knarf >Sent: Jul 5, 2015 9:22 AM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians > >Bipin, it was shit-stirring because your post, and the links in it,

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-11 Thread Ken Waller
Well Custer did wear an Arrow shirt! -Original Message- >From: ann sanfedele >Sent: Jul 4, 2015 2:26 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians > >Ya think? .. unless we can make it into a pun thread.. . the

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-06 Thread Eric Weir
> On Jul 5, 2015, at 10:28 PM, Bill wrote: > > This doesn't mean I don't recognize that the society I live in does have some > responsibility to try to make things right. I feel no personal responsibility, though to be honest, if I’d been alive at the time, given my background, I probably wou

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-06 Thread Eric Weir
> On Jul 6, 2015, at 1:31 AM, Alan C wrote: > > In the end it all boils down to power, nationalism, greed & probably > survival. You are probably right about how it will work out, but in fact justice is a possibility: from the present standpoint; arrived at through reflection and consensus o

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Alan C
ense of it all. In the end it all boils down to power, nationalism, greed & probably survival. Alan C -Original Message- From: John Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2015 10:22 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians On 7/4/2015 3

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Bill
On 05/07/2015 4:14 PM, Eric Weir wrote: On Jul 5, 2015, at 4:49 PM, John wrote: And don't forget that the Plains Indians had no horses until after 1520…. So what? Out of the culture they had and the horse, they developed a beautiful culture. And then we slaughtered them. Literally slaughter

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Bill
On 05/07/2015 3:38 PM, Bob W wrote: It's kind of ironic, I think, that if they'd saddled 'em up instead of roasting them they might have been able to withstand the incoming Eurotrash when we got there. What were they thinking? M, Horse Burgers. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List P

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Eric Weir
> On Jul 5, 2015, at 4:49 PM, John wrote: > > And don't forget that the Plains Indians had no horses until after 1520…. So what? Out of the culture they had and the horse, they developed a beautiful culture. And then we slaughtered them. Literally slaughtered them. ---

RE: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Bob W
> From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John > And don't forget that the Plains Indians had no horses until after 1520, > although there is a growing body of paleontological evidence that horses > once roamed free in North America until the first "native Americans" > crossing over

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Knarf
But we're not talking about the Normans, Moors or the Vikings. We're talking about white European conquerors who invaded the Americas on behalf of their imperial masters. Part of that invasion included the attempted genocide of certain native groups. Others were imprisoned and culturally raped.

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread John
On 7/5/2015 4:53 PM, Eric Weir wrote: On Jul 5, 2015, at 4:22 PM, John wrote: On 7/4/2015 3:47 PM, Eric Weir wrote: On Jul 4, 2015, at 1:41 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: The UN can, of course, try to enforce its silly decisions, but that would reveal it for what it really is -- a relic of

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Eric Weir
> On Jul 5, 2015, at 4:22 PM, John wrote: > > On 7/4/2015 3:47 PM, Eric Weir wrote: >> >>> On Jul 4, 2015, at 1:41 PM, Daniel J. Matyola >>> wrote: >>> >>> The UN can, of course, try to enforce its silly decisions, but >>> that would reveal it for what it really is -- a relic of times gone >>

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread John
On 7/5/2015 4:45 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote: PS: We were in Cuba during the embargo, and I asked the Catholic Priest if the natives looked like American Indians. I was shocked when he told me there are none. The Spaniards either killed them, or they died of diseases brought from Spain. Between the

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bill, Your prejudice is showing. Don't quote what a long dead US Senator said 42 years ago. And don't quote Israeli politicians, they barely know what they think, or want. They pander to our right wing, Christian extremists. As an American Jew, I support Israel but don't agree with much of what the

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread John
On 7/4/2015 3:47 PM, Eric Weir wrote: On Jul 4, 2015, at 1:41 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: The UN can, of course, try to enforce its silly decisions, but that would reveal it for what it really is -- a relic of times gone by. Yeah, off topic. Nevertheless, just to take this example, returni

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Knarf
I don't believe they said those things. Sharon is going to admit that the anti-Semitic conspiracy theorists who propose a Zionist plot to control the world are right? 1) It's not true (that Jews control the world), 2) Even if it were true they'd never admit it. Cheers, frank On 5 July, 201

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Boris Liberman
Replied off the list. On Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 8:04 PM, Bill wrote: > On 05/07/2015 9:17 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: >> >> I am sorry, Frank, but you got it all wrong. And Bill is quite just as >> wrong. However indeed, this does not belong in the public photography >> related list. > > > You are rig

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Bill
On 05/07/2015 9:17 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: I am sorry, Frank, but you got it all wrong. And Bill is quite just as wrong. However indeed, this does not belong in the public photography related list. You are right this doesn't belong on a photo forum, but I don't really think I am wrong on thi

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread P.J. Alling
Which would explain it. So the early explorer who named the place was an Ancient Greek, maybe even Alexander. On 7/5/2015 11:55 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: It's been called India since the time of the ancient Greeks. B On 5 Jul 2015, at 16:51, P.J. Alling wrote: One small point, I don't think i

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Bob W-PDML
It's been called India since the time of the ancient Greeks. B > On 5 Jul 2015, at 16:51, P.J. Alling wrote: > > One small point, I don't think it was the British who named the whole place > India, it was the Portuguese Spanish or Italians, (I'm a bit hazy on that, I > could look it up I supp

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread P.J. Alling
One small point, I don't think it was the British who named the whole place India, it was the Portuguese Spanish or Italians, (I'm a bit hazy on that, I could look it up I suppose), some early explorer wanted to know what the land was called and some local gave the name for local area that soun

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Knarf
I agree that it doesn't belong here. OTOH you replied... So when protesters dress in racist garb, looking like charicatures of North American First Nations people and say things like: " When the white man came to the US, he didn't ask the Indians where to build and to live. Another country will

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Boris Liberman
I am sorry, Frank, but you got it all wrong. And Bill is quite just as wrong. However indeed, this does not belong in the public photography related list. Boris Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On 5 July 2015 17:33:58 Knarf wrote: I understand exactly what the settl

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Eric Weir
Thanks for the clarification, Frank. Greatly appreciated. There is something on which we here in the US could profitably reflect—the injustice we have inflicted on Native American peoples. That, and what justice might amount to in present circumstances. > On Jul 4, 2015, at 11:55 PM, Knarf wro

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Eric Weir
Thanks again, Frank. > On Jul 5, 2015, at 10:22 AM, Knarf wrote: > > It's interesting that the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of > Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was declared almost unanimously by the UN. Only > four countries voted against it. > > Care to guess who? > > Canada, the U

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Knarf
I understand exactly what the settler-protesters were saying: "You white Americans went in and stole native lands and basically commited genocide on indigenous peoples. And now you're telling us how to deal with our land claim and our inconvenient, unwanted minority of natives - who were here f

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Knarf
It's interesting that the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was declared almost unanimously by the UN. Only four countries voted against it. Care to guess who? Canada, the USA, Australia and New Zealand. All former British colonies. All now controlled by a

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Bill
On 05/07/2015 7:22 AM, Knarf wrote: And I have no idea what a bunch of West Bank Jewish settlers protesting in Israel have to do with US policy. Israel is the tail that wags the American dog. That might have something to do with it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://p

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Knarf
Bipin, it was shit-stirring because your post, and the links in it, were filled with strawman arguments. The claims you made were at best inflated, at worst fabricated. Not by you but by the "news sources" you cited. I've already answered the first link by going directly to James Ayala's site.

UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Bipin Gupta
Dear Larry, I have already posted an addendum explaining why I put this up to the Photographic Community. As a Software Engineer, an educated person and an intellectual, that you are, I am surprised at your use of derogatory language. I too have been a Dy. Manager Systems and a Change Manager, Wor

UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-05 Thread Bipin Gupta
I am truly sorry for forgetting to explain the back ground for releasing this bit of news to the Photographic community. There were no other intentions than to mention the following:- a) In Canada I had no objections to photographing the Native Indians either in their Reserves or in Cities were som

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread Brian Walters
Well said, Frank. I'm not even sure why Bipin posted this now. Apart from being wildly off topic (nothing wrong with that but we try to avoid politics, religion etc - see the FAQ - and the post should have been labelled O.T.), the entire issue dates from 2010-2012. President Obama's announcement

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread Knarf
Okay. The UN never said anything about returning the US to First Nations. Never. James Alaya is a Special Rapporteur to the UN. He's not the UN. And he never said anything about returning Manhattan to natives, either. He spoke of some very specific disputed lands, to wit: JAMES ANAYA: "I’m not

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread Stanley Halpin
> On Jul 4, 2015, at 4:20 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > The Europeans were invaders -- or immigrants-- depending on one's > perspective. In some instances they were tolerated and perhaps even welcomed. > In other places they were slaughtered. It's not as simple as the PC community > would hav

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread Stanley Halpin
Actually, Joe has been around here for a long time. stan > On Jul 4, 2015, at 3:54 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > Then you haven't been on this list > long. > J > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 4, 2015, at 10:41 AM, jtainter wrote: >> >> I thought this list was about Pentax photography. >>

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread Jack Davis
4, 2015 1:20:24 PM Subject: Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians The Europeans were invaders -- or immigrants-- depending on one's perspective. In some instances they were tolerated and perhaps even welcomed. In other places they were slaughtered. It's not

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread P.J. Alling
Have you read the Smithsonian Magazine recently? On 7/4/2015 4:20 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Bipin Gupta wrote: UN wants the US to return Native American lands. Read on here: http://hotair.com/archives/2012/05/06/un-wants-the-us-to-return-native-american-lands/ Take a look at the main page o

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
The Europeans were invaders -- or immigrants-- depending on one's perspective. In some instances they were tolerated and perhaps even welcomed. In other places they were slaughtered. It's not as simple as the PC community would have us believe. In any case, the more we can do for native American

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread Larry Colen
Bipin Gupta wrote: UN wants the US to return Native American lands. Read on here: http://hotair.com/archives/2012/05/06/un-wants-the-us-to-return-native-american-lands/ Take a look at the main page of that site with other such stellar items of journalism as "Throw away your smartphones. W

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread Jack Davis
Then you haven't been on this list long. J Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 4, 2015, at 10:41 AM, jtainter wrote: > > I thought this list was about Pentax photography. > > Joe > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to U

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread Eric Weir
> On Jul 4, 2015, at 1:41 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > The UN can, of course, try to enforce its silly decisions, but that > would reveal it for what it really is -- a relic of times gone by. Yeah, off topic. Nevertheless, just to take this example, returning the lands claimed, even after

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread Bob W-PDML
We should all just go back to Africa really and live in the Danakil Depression where we came from. Pretend this whole human expansion thing never happened. B > On 4 Jul 2015, at 18:36, Bipin Gupta wrote: > > UN wants the US to return Native American lands. Read on here: > > http://hotair.com/

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread Bill
On 04/07/2015 12:29 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: It will probably hit with a thud. better than being hit with a scud. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread Knarf
Politics, guns and religion. Guaranteed to ruffle a few feathers... Cheers, frank On 4 July, 2015 2:17:51 PM EDT, Bill wrote: >On 04/07/2015 12:11 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: >> Most don't even bother with that much justification. >> >> > >We should probably let this drop. > >bill -- Sent from my

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread Bill
On 04/07/2015 12:26 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Ya think? .. unless we can make it into a pun thread.. . then it would still be "on topic" :-) I suppose in this case it would be Indian Giving? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNS

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
It will probably hit with a thud. Paul via phone > On Jul 4, 2015, at 2:26 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Ya think? .. unless we can make it into a pun thread.. . then it would still > be "on topic" :-) > > ann > >> On 7/4/2015 2:17 PM, Bill wrote: >>> On 04/07/2015 12:11 PM, P.J. Alling wrote

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread ann sanfedele
Ya think? .. unless we can make it into a pun thread.. . then it would still be "on topic" :-) ann On 7/4/2015 2:17 PM, Bill wrote: On 04/07/2015 12:11 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Most don't even bother with that much justification. We should probably let this drop. bill -- PDML Pentax-D

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread Bill
On 04/07/2015 12:11 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Most don't even bother with that much justification. We should probably let this drop. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread P.J. Alling
Most don't even bother with that much justification. On 7/4/2015 2:10 PM, Bill wrote: On 04/07/2015 11:41 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: The UN can, of course, try to enforce its silly decisions, but that would reveal it for what it really is -- a relic of times gone by. I'm always amused by th

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread Bill
On 04/07/2015 11:41 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: The UN can, of course, try to enforce its silly decisions, but that would reveal it for what it really is -- a relic of times gone by. I'm always amused by the Americans tendency to call the UN a relic until they want to use international law as

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread jtainter
I thought this list was about Pentax photography. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
The UN can, of course, try to enforce its silly decisions, but that would reveal it for what it really is -- a relic of times gone by. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 1:35 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: > UN wants the US to return Native American land

UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-04 Thread Bipin Gupta
UN wants the US to return Native American lands. Read on here: http://hotair.com/archives/2012/05/06/un-wants-the-us-to-return-native-american-lands/ The Sand Hill Indian Tribe located in New Jersey filed a lawsuit “claiming Manhattan, as well as the Hudson Areas, and the states of NJ, Delaware a