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A large part of my objection to the deconstruction of his message by focusing on his use of the offensive term "matriarchy" has to do with the fact that the Lakota, as well as any other group of American Indians, have, throughout the process and reification of American history since...

Some interesting info and opinions about Russell Means here: Lakota Indians Withdraw Treaties Signed With U.S. 150 Years Ago

No. What gave you the impression that I did? That makes at least two of us. ;) I can appreciate that. I also take strong exception to many things that I feel that "the system" is trying to cram down my throat, as you've probably gathered. Our situations are a bit different, perhaps...

You've totally missed the point. No matter what I say, I don't think you will get it. It doesn't matter what kind of cultures were nuked; it does matter that the U.S. is the only country who has ever used a nuclear weapon against another country, and it matters that the U.S. hoards nuclear...

That's not blaming. That's being honest.

This is not about blaming; I am not sure where you are getting that from. This is about listening to other perspectives.

Exactly. I feel like the use of the word "matriarchy" by RM has been deconstructed by Dauer and decontextualized from the message that the man is trying to communicate. As I said earlier, it's too bad that "matriarchy" and "gendered language" strike a nerve, but to discredit the man's...

Dauer, if you were to talk about imbalances within a "holism", what kind of language would you be comfortable using? I'm going to be unable to respond to this thread (and others) for a while, as I'm about to embark on a move from one side of the U.S. to the other. I wish I could address...

You missed one of the quotes I took from the video, an important one IMO:"It's a fear-based society because that man up there all by himself, he has no balance. Where's the female? A-ha! That's what he fears the most!"

This is perhaps relevant, from another speech by Russell Means: "There is another way. There is the traditional Lakota way and the ways of the other American Indian peoples. It is the way that knows that humans do not have the right to degrade Mother Earth, that there are forces beyond anything...

Hey Juan. Thanks for your post. You bring up some important points that I'd like to elaborate on. Some interesting points. First, let me address the "historical truth" issue. Who is writing the history? When you mention the tribes you are familiar with, how are you familiar with them...

No one here is proposing that. Have you watched the video and listened to what he is saying? It seems to me that you are getting caught up in terminology. You are having an allergic reaction to certain words without understanding the context in which they are being used, or the message that...

Hmmm. Thanks for the responses. Here are some related thoughts, left somewhat loose, for your consideration: Is returning to an ancient way of being necessarily a regression? To use the word "regression" is to make a statement about returning to some lesser state of development. I've...

Hey Brian, I'm just advocating that people listen to and consider what Russell Means has to say. It is a long video, and rambling and even raving at times, perhaps, depending on one's perspective. But did you take the time to watch it? "In a matriarchal society the women don't take over...

"We had time for everything..." I almost posted this in the politics forum, but I think it can easily go here as well, especially given the long spans of time that Means talks about, and the references he makes to the Mayan and Aztec calendars. "Patriarchy is a fear-based system. Totally...

Welcome to the site, DrDeb.

Did it? Have you seen this sick piece of work? Warning: probably not for the squeamish. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wqz0YtSCetg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess"...

Currently reading Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog.

Hey PM, is that A in your avatar for Anarchy or something else?

Are you confused? Are you thinking of part two? This: http://www.interfaith.org/forum/the-reincarnated-amazing-pseudo-haiku-8678.html