STILL THE WAY OF IT

THEY JUST MAKE THAT SHIT UP

Posted on November 11, 2010 by rezinate

“If you want to motivate people, you don’t rely on logic and reasoning. No, what
people need is a symbol. A slogan, a flag, the face of a hero to stick on a T-shirt.

So what do you do if the real world doesn’t provide you with something people can
rally around? You just make that shit up.”

The confusion seems to be who is worthy of being immortalized on a tee shirt? Whose life and leadership is symbolic enough to rally round? Black Kettle, Joseph, Crazy Horse, Manuelito,Quanah, Geronimo, Lozen, Annie Mae, and the countless others who are the real heroes, or the  carefully crafted and packaged for public consumption peacocks that strut around today selling not only the culture and ceremonies, but the very people themselves?

Wannabe chiefs crisscrossing the country for the love of money and notoriety spewing their revisionist version and personal take on things as though they are representative-as though they are The One whose every word should be taken as inviolate. Some so flagrant as to imply that perhaps they channel a fallen hero, or worse, are the hero returned in some new age mystical incarnation.

Some so brazen as to say they know who took Annie Mae’s life but are obliged by their word not to reveal it. Their word? That along with the appropriate amount of money and a hefty gratuity might get you a cup of coffee at the local coffee shop. That is, might.

No such sense of duty or obligation seems to compel them to observe the very traditions of respect and honor that once precluded such a wanton display of greed, avarice, and cultural genocide that comprises their lives and the taking of Annie Mae’s, Ray Robinson’s, and who knows who else.

Laughable caricatures who call themselves medicine men and sell dvds of traditions and ceremonies on the web with the appropriate links to purchase and be the first on your block to know the ways.

They pander to an unknowing non indigenous audience who cannot seem to get enough and in their fascination with all things “Indian” develop a pseudo militancy characterized by cries of “free Leonard” and “free Graham” that are mistakenly thought to be evidence of solidarity and a compassionate spirit.

These are the personal money tree for the true apples and they flagrantly shake it for all to see and then laugh on the way to the bank while drooling their personal propaganda and producing yet another You Tube video.

I’ve even heard this justified once the money is in hand as “they owe us”-what is owed can not be paid-there is no monetary figure that can be affixed it to-payment requires  complete sovereignty and much more than money, not personal aggrandizement. If this is not is the case then just select a card from this pack of jokers and make a pledge to tithe whatever amount deemed appropriate on a monthly basis.

Why not make it easier and just direct deposit so their hands will remain pristine and untainted by filthy lucre and they can devote even more time to that never ending battle of fighting for truth and justice-not to mention that commercial aspect of the American Way they so love to engage in?

The reality is that the money spent on one of these farcical books or dvds that are so prevalent would in itself provide a warm jacket for a child, a blanket for an elder, even food-that is a thing to consider. These so called leaders and champions aren’t facing the same needs.

If all the money funneled into the undeserving free Leonard and free Graham movements had gone to address the real needs of indigenous people it could have made a difference in many lives.  It is a good and honorable thing if a person sees a misery and would help,  I would encourage any to do so, but I would also encourage them to know where there money goes. To dedicate it where the intent is best served, as it is not the familiar voices who have the need of it but those whose voices are never heard.

The innocent lambs Peltier and Graham……send more money, buy my book and the dvds, and whatever you do don’t forget the sacred feminine, Niburu, 2012, Aztec open heart surgery, or the absurd assertion that no evidence of pre Colombian warfare exists, and all the rest of that.

Neither forget to train young impressionable teenage girls you have impregnated in the art of weaponry to be the warrior you can never be and confront the man when he comes for you while you make good your escape-for some there has been a history of that.

Elk medicine? It has more the appearance and stench of that which covers the landscape that you step  in while in the pasture.

Yeah, they just make that shit up.

Infighting, the question of Dine sovereignty, and the Lakota Oyate Statement.

The following links should illustrate some of the very real issues that abound and all too often are ignored by authors and film makers.

The issue of sovereignty is a recognized rallying point, but embracing the extent and ramifications of it seems to be a matter lacking consistency.

AIM circa that era was nothing, more specifically the leadership who made it that way and attempted to make it into a cancerous commercial venture as  quoted from the Lakota Oyate statement and attributed to a Mic’maw elder.

And as the Oyate said:

“Wakan Inyan will forgive you, even if men do not. AIM is nothing. Truth is everything. Hau.”

This commercialization and seeking of personal fame effectively eroded the traditional role of the elders and the results were and have been devastating.

It wasn’t that long ago I read a statement by an individual who portrayed himself as “hardcore Aim” in which he stated that during those days if the elders didn’t approve of something they were ignored/bypassed in preference to AIM’s agenda.

What a telling and remarkable statement, a window that circumvents all the rhetoric and fairy tales about devotion to tradition and culture, about Sun Dances, spiritual leaders within the ranks, and visions.

The last link opens a page containing the Oyate ’99 statement-it is based on TRADITION and TRADITIONAL leadership-I’d like to know what explanations any might have that justifies circumventing it ? Which “traditional”
internet warriors choose to ignore it and how they go about justifying it?

Maybe one of the “liberators” has an explanation?

http://www.aimovement.org/moipr/onrussellmeans.html

http://tlj.unm.edu/tribal-law-journal/articles/volume_1/spruhan/content.php

http://www.dickshovel.com/bhpress.html

IF WISHES WERE FISHES……….

Quoting Russell at Augustana  …“I’m going to tell you this — no charges from 1974 to 2002. Did anyone hear of Ray Robinson? Did anyone ever shoot him, stab him, beat him or disappear him?” Means said. “It was a generation later that the badmouthing of Wounded Knee continues. You and people like you are to perpetuate this erroneous image you have of who we are. And I’m sick and tired of you bringing up these false accusations, based on what? Nothing!”

“You people who want to continue to put AIM in this certain pocket of illegality. I can’t stand you people. I wish I was a little bit healthier and a little bit younger, because I wouldn’t just talk.”

Let’s see 1974 to 2002 and no mention of the ensuing ten years -wonder why that is? I guess the convictions that occurred during those years can correctly be said to be related to “illegalities”?

The better question and more telling one is to ask has anyone seen Ray alive? Has there been so much as a letter or phone call-or are we all to believe he simply abandoned wife, family, friends, and the civil rights work he was committed to?

I’d say judging by the above statement Russell is calling Carter Camp a liar, as Camp has said yes he did see Ray and he was wounded, even goes into some detail about events, liberally laced with a recounting of his own “heroic” efforts-that would be Camp, Russell’s AIM homey. But I suppose after all the years and lies it’s understandable Russell  would “misspeak”.

Bluster rides again -if only Russell were a younger man he’d kick everybody’s ass-what an absurd and predictable display-the go to of implied threats-that and intimidation, the hallmarks of their tenure. A righteous indignation based on their professed  and completely lacking in substance claim of “spirituality”.

Russell’s tired of the questions -here’s an update-people are tired of Russell and the AIM cadre, tired of the lies, tired of the free pass they get. Yeah, yeah Russell-and as PeeWee says “if wishes were fishes no one would be hungry”.

Russell and they would like it all to just go away-well, there are a growing number who would like for them to just go away-preferably to prison like Peltier where they belong.

There are purported sightings of Sasquatch, the Loch Ness monster, and even Chupacabra -but somehow for reasons unknown Ray has apparently proven to be  even more elusive than they.

What’s next-Ray was abducted by aliens or was ahead of his time and the first to wear the Mystic Mayan Power Cloak? The cloak said to be invisible and at times even to make the wearer invisible.

One can’t help but notice the arrogance, the confidence, Russell, Clyde, and Banks display-that coupled with the complete lack of any attempt to prosecute them can only lend itself to the growing suspicion that they have an immunity, that deals have been made.

Any who doubt this is a suspicion that is gaining traction only need spend a little time browsing the web.

The link below for the Mayan Cloak will direct you to their site-I offer a warning that it contains nudity of a comedic nature-in that context I didn’t find it offensive, though others might.

http://www.argusleader.com/viewart/20120429/NEWS/304290038/Means-lashes-out-during-look-back-AIM

http://www.soul2soultreasures.com/mayan_cloak/

MINCED OATH

People may get tired of hearing about the problems and poverty the nations face, this
at times leads to statements like “get over it”-or “you lost and we won”. For them I would
respond try living it.

The reality is that you can not merely get over something when it is a constant that
seemingly defies remediation.

There are too many raw festering wounds, too many daily reminders. Too much hunger, unemployment, sickness, substance abuse, homelessness,  gangs, violent crime, and manipulation.

Some of the issues are self inflicted, some are the result of manipulations authored within the communities, and some result from government policies.

It is a near impossibility to confront them all at the same time, but in dealing with them selectively, one at a time,
any resolution that arises will create a ripple effect lessening the impact of those that remain and making them easier to resolve.

My personal approach would be too begin with the crimes committed under the  AIM leadership reign of terror and the resmurs they authored-crimes that have been a burden the nations have had to contend with for decades.

They are crimes that have divided families, friends, and even a people. and have run the course from petty to abduction, rape, and murder.

Such things weigh on the soul of a nation, they exact a toll in countless and perhaps at times indefinable ways.

Indefinable as in how are any to determine the long term impact of WK2 on development, investment, and job creation? On elevating the standard of living and promoting a communal wellbeing?  Only a fool
would suggest it has not.

What influence has it had in the gangs that now roam the streets, and the surge in all manner of addictions, abuse, and crime?

Recently the term “minced oath” was drawn to my attention. It is a term usually applied to the substitution of one word for another. Like darn in lieu of damn, butt instead of ass, or crap rather than shit.

In doing so the meaning is understood but presented in what may be a less offensive manner.Hopefully one would do so in the presence of their mother, loved ones, and children.

I believe this term minced oath has other applications-one often seen when politicians speak for example-the careful way in which they craft their words and make their promises.

Done so in such a way as to leave room to manuveur under the guise of plausible deniability if the need should arise. To claim a thing taken out of “context”, or a failure to understand.

Minced oaths- in this context AIM has devoted years to raising the bar, attempting to make wrong look like right and right look like wrong.

The minced oath of praising women and “respecting” them while showing a continuing and utter disdain for truth and justice regarding Annie Mae.

The minced oath of projects and promises made if only those donations will pour in, and once having done so never coming to fruition.

The minced oath of verbally embracing tradition and at the same time failing to do so in any manner other than to speak in terms of MY sundance, or Crow Dogs ceremony.

This is a fight, and fights are seldom won by striking a single blow, rather the accumulation of many.  It would serve that end to be blunt, not to mince our words or our oaths in the things we confront. What are they going to do-call us name and makes groundless accusations in response? They’re already doing that.

Better I think when the opportunity arises to present the facts and personally confront these individuals, to look into their eyes and point blank call them the liars they are than to point out conflicting statements and deeds leaving the implication to linger in the air.

They are neither family, friends, or loved ones in any sense of the word and no consideration should be given them to lessen the impact.

I submit they have set the standard in this approach with their own choice of words-a selection that favors fed, mole, snitch, pig, and LIAR.

It may be admirable, or a lofty aspiration to seek to remain above such rhetoric, but in some instances it gives undue advantage and is akin to using one’s hands instead of a pry bar, or a stone rather than a hammer to drive a nail.

Time and a majority media love affair have resulted in a noticeable and long running advantage-it can no longer be about the Marquis of Queensbury rules or anything even remotely resembling political correctness.

Over the last couple of years or so I’ve seen a gradual ramping up, a willingness to take it to them-a good thing, a notice served, and it seems to have bewildered them.

They are floundering in the court of public opinion, the very venue  they chose and have worked for all it’s worth-and I say that is a good thing that can lead to other good things.

One of which may well be decisions made by individuals with knowledge that can facilitate the justice long sought to come forward. I am confident this is occurring even now, though we may not be privy to such information.

The conference at Augustana has been archived. An audio/visual record of Russell acting out his avoidance and hastily clearing out, no doubt pressing business to attend to-something more “important” than the business
at hand.

Clyde sitting like Jabba the Hutt and at times obviously at a loss for anything meaningful to say-waving papers in the air didn’t quite get it, and words like peaceful demonstration surely sounded as vacant to him as it did to those in attendance.

All in all I’d say none of it bodes well for them.

Paul, Denise, Trimbach,  Cheryl Robinson, and Fritze brought the wood and laid it to our mincers of oath, and I commend them for doing so.

I saw one “reporter” wandering afield with a question about constitutionality, no doubt looking
for another cowboys vs Indians story as has been the way of it for the mainstream media.

If he would speak of constitutionality the question that should have arisen is what constitutionality existed in the murder of Annie and Ray, or that of others? What constitutionality existed in a single event within WK2?

I have a penchant to equate the word journalist with chronicle -that is a journalists duty-to evenhandedly chronicle the events of the human experience. They should be singularly devoted to that pursuit- it is the truth that matters, that and nothing more.

Annie is commonly referred to as a warrior woman- justifiably so. It is a word that if not presently will in time become associated with Denise as well- and justifiably so. Although Debbie remains more in the background I’m sure it is equally true of her as well.

It is a sad commentary that self proclaimed patriots and leaders leave the fighting to women such as these-women who have proven themselves to be capable-but also women who should never have had the necessity forced upon them.

I have a minced oath for these patriots and leaders, and it would be frig them one and all.