• I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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        6 days ago

        And the Lakota Sioux took it from the Cheyenne tribe by arrow point only 100 years prior to that. So yea, the Sioux had the land stolen from them by force, but they stole it by force themselves before that. And by this point, the US has controlled the land longer than the Sioux ever did.

        On the other hand, the US did have a formal treaty with the Sioux that granted them the land which the US willfully broke when gold was discovered.

  • CircaV@lemmy.ca
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    5 days ago

    Rushmore itself is a gross travesty. Was an Indigenous sacred site called He Sapa. Defaced now.

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      Yeah, for any gringos with a limited Knowledge of indigenous history, imagine if ISIS genocided 99% of the world’s Catholics, and then built a giant statue of its founders on top of the ruins of the Vatican.

      That’s what Mt. Rushmore is

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      6 days ago

      If anyone put the idea in his head, there is no doubt in my mind he’d try to have himself carved into it. I firmly believe the only reason he hasn’t is because he hasn’t remembered it exists.

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        No no. He has on multiple times confirmed he’s going to do that.

        In response, most experts agree that if they even attempt it, the mountain isn’t strong enough to support any more deep rock drilling. If they try, the likelyhood is, the entire mountain and all 4 heads collapse and crumble into itself.