• Democracy born out of genocide! Goddam America!

    From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Thu Jul 2 13:45:57 2026
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    Listening to NPR's 1A (for First Amendment) talk show, they profiled a
    podcast that purports to explain modern attitudes by lokking to
    history, specifically history from an academic perspective about how
    whites treated Indians and ever since, white mythologized history to
    cover up crimes. Dutifully, they recounted an instance in which George Washington gave written instructions ordering crops and seed crops
    burned of an agrarian tribe that had aligned with the British during the Revolutionary War.

    Now, I have no idea if Washington was truly concerned that this tribe
    would actively participate in war, making them a threat, or if
    Washington said to himself, Hey! This is a great opportunity to commit
    that massacre I've always dreamed of, a war crime in contravention of the Geneva Conventions. I can get away with it knowing that it will be
    forgotten by history, since Our Side will win!

    Because we were not taught this in school, I am now obligated to believe
    the latter, if I listen to the academic.

    And, because it's an atrocity against civilians, we must label it a
    "genocide" in modern historical revisionism. Because everything is a
    genocide.

    This completely contradicts everything I was taught to believe as a
    yout' about the Revolutionary War. Of course we were told that our side,
    the right side, fought the war so that no civilians were inconvenienced
    in any way, let alone killed. Because that's possible in war.

    No, we were taught things like how many died at Valley Forge in winter
    under harsh conditions. There was no food and no shelter and our brave
    men died of exposure, perhaps not living long enough to die of
    starvation. It was a strategic point on the Delaware River, yes, but the British weren't literally there because winter, sunning themselves
    instead in Bermuda or something.

    Is that an atrocity? A war crime? These were Washington's orders and
    those men were directly in his command.

    I just don't remember being taught that war is safe, like everyone else.
    I was absent that day.

    Now that I've been confronted with History is Not Like a Bowl of Cherries,
    I can no longer think about any of the good in America and what I should
    be grateful for having had the fortune of being born here.
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  • From Rhino@no_offline_contact@example.com to rec.arts.tv on Thu Jul 2 15:43:06 2026
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    On 2026-07-02 9:45 a.m., Adam H. Kerman wrote:
    Listening to NPR's 1A (for First Amendment) talk show, they profiled a podcast that purports to explain modern attitudes by lokking to
    history, specifically history from an academic perspective about how
    whites treated Indians and ever since, white mythologized history to
    cover up crimes. Dutifully, they recounted an instance in which George Washington gave written instructions ordering crops and seed crops
    burned of an agrarian tribe that had aligned with the British during the Revolutionary War.

    Now, I have no idea if Washington was truly concerned that this tribe
    would actively participate in war, making them a threat, or if
    Washington said to himself, Hey! This is a great opportunity to commit
    that massacre I've always dreamed of, a war crime in contravention of the Geneva Conventions. I can get away with it knowing that it will be
    forgotten by history, since Our Side will win!

    Some of these academics are beyond ludicrous, especially when they
    measure historic figures by rules that DID NOT EXIST until decades (or centuries) after the events being considered. The Geneva Conventions
    didn't exist until long after your Revolutionary War and no rational
    person could demand compliance with it before it even existed.

    It's the same with slavery, if perhaps a little less obvious. I don't
    think there are very many people who TODAY think slavery is a reasonable institution: I think pretty much everyone thinks it is utterly
    deplorable. But during the Revolutionary War and the drafting of the
    American Constitution, this was not a given. A substantial proportion of
    the public, including both slave-owners and those who didn't own slaves,
    saw slavery as an ancient institution that had been around far back into
    human history, in fact, as far back as anyone knew. No doubt there were pockets of people that hated the notion and institution of slavery even
    then but there were also those who thought it was the natural order of
    things. Referring to slavery as the "original sin" of the Ameerican Constitution - as some historians do - is using hindsight to make the assessment.

    Because we were not taught this in school, I am now obligated to believe
    the latter, if I listen to the academic.

    And, because it's an atrocity against civilians, we must label it a "genocide" in modern historical revisionism. Because everything is a genocide.

    This completely contradicts everything I was taught to believe as a
    yout' about the Revolutionary War. Of course we were told that our side,
    the right side, fought the war so that no civilians were inconvenienced
    in any way, let alone killed. Because that's possible in war.

    No, we were taught things like how many died at Valley Forge in winter
    under harsh conditions. There was no food and no shelter and our brave
    men died of exposure, perhaps not living long enough to die of
    starvation. It was a strategic point on the Delaware River, yes, but the British weren't literally there because winter, sunning themselves
    instead in Bermuda or something.

    Is that an atrocity? A war crime? These were Washington's orders and
    those men were directly in his command.

    I just don't remember being taught that war is safe, like everyone else.
    I was absent that day.

    Now that I've been confronted with History is Not Like a Bowl of Cherries,
    I can no longer think about any of the good in America and what I should
    be grateful for having had the fortune of being born here.
    --
    Rhino
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  • From Ed Stasiak@user1263@newsgrouper.org.invalid to rec.arts.tv on Fri Jul 3 02:32:40 2026
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    Adam H. Kerman

    Listening to NPR's

    In the run-up to Independence Day, NPR has been going full-out
    with the blame-whitey-America-bad programming.
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  • From BTR1701@atropos@mac.com to rec.arts.tv on Fri Jul 3 17:13:21 2026
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    On Jul 2, 2026 at 7:32:40 PM PDT, "Ed Stasiak" <user1263@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Adam H. Kerman

    Listening to NPR's

    In the run-up to Independence Day, NPR has been going full-out
    with the blame-whitey-America-bad programming.

    In celebration of America's 250th birthday, the city of Long Beach here in America's communist redoubt of California has canceled the annual fireworks show that has been a tradition there for more than 20 years. The (alleged) reason? Climate change. Yes, apparently that 15 minutes of fireworks will push us over the edge into extinction.

    Of course, given that a not insignificant number of the city council belongs
    to Mamdani's communist front organization, the Democratic Socialists, we can all deduce the real reason the city abruptly decided to stop celebrating America this year.

    And then there's Buffalo, New York, which, on the eve of America's
    Independence Day, chose to hoist the Somali flag on one of the poles outside city hall, flying it at the same height as the American flag.

    Columbus, Ohio, tried the same thing but the hurricane of backlash they received forced them to cancel their reverence ceremony for a terrorist
    state.


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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Fri Jul 3 18:25:30 2026
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    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    On Jul 2, 2026 at 7:32:40 PM PDT, "Ed Stasiak" ><user1263@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Adam H. Kerman

    Listening to NPR's

    In the run-up to Independence Day, NPR has been going full-out
    with the blame-whitey-America-bad programming.

    In celebration of America's 250th birthday, the city of Long Beach here in >America's communist redoubt of California has canceled the annual fireworks >show that has been a tradition there for more than 20 years. The (alleged) >reason? Climate change. Yes, apparently that 15 minutes of fireworks will push >us over the edge into extinction.

    Of course, given that a not insignificant number of the city council belongs >to Mamdani's communist front organization, the Democratic Socialists, we can >all deduce the real reason the city abruptly decided to stop celebrating >America this year.

    And then there's Buffalo, New York, which, on the eve of America's >Independence Day, chose to hoist the Somali flag on one of the poles outside >city hall, flying it at the same height as the American flag.

    Columbus, Ohio, tried the same thing but the hurricane of backlash they >received forced them to cancel their reverence ceremony for a terrorist >state.

    That's readily dealt with. Fly a foreign flag at or above the height of
    the Stars and Stripes at a government building except at the U.N.,
    that's an invasion.

    Operationalize the Coast Guard and send in the Navy. A small missile
    launched at city hall should do the trick. Invasion ended.
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  • From Rhino@no_offline_contact@example.com to rec.arts.tv on Fri Jul 3 15:14:33 2026
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    On 2026-07-03 2:25 p.m., Adam H. Kerman wrote:
    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    On Jul 2, 2026 at 7:32:40 PM PDT, "Ed Stasiak"
    <user1263@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Adam H. Kerman

    Listening to NPR's

    In the run-up to Independence Day, NPR has been going full-out
    with the blame-whitey-America-bad programming.

    In celebration of America's 250th birthday, the city of Long Beach here in >> America's communist redoubt of California has canceled the annual fireworks >> show that has been a tradition there for more than 20 years. The (alleged) >> reason? Climate change. Yes, apparently that 15 minutes of fireworks will push
    us over the edge into extinction.

    Of course, given that a not insignificant number of the city council belongs >> to Mamdani's communist front organization, the Democratic Socialists, we can >> all deduce the real reason the city abruptly decided to stop celebrating
    America this year.

    And then there's Buffalo, New York, which, on the eve of America's
    Independence Day, chose to hoist the Somali flag on one of the poles outside >> city hall, flying it at the same height as the American flag.

    Columbus, Ohio, tried the same thing but the hurricane of backlash they
    received forced them to cancel their reverence ceremony for a terrorist
    state.

    That's readily dealt with. Fly a foreign flag at or above the height of
    the Stars and Stripes at a government building except at the U.N.,
    that's an invasion.

    Operationalize the Coast Guard and send in the Navy. A small missile
    launched at city hall should do the trick. Invasion ended.

    I never imagined I'd see Adam urging anyone to use such a tactic to
    accomplish a political end. Am I dementing or is Adam?
    --
    Rhino
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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Fri Jul 3 20:11:04 2026
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    Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
    On 2026-07-03 2:25 p.m., Adam H. Kerman wrote:
    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    On Jul 2, 2026 at 7:32:40 PM PDT, "Ed Stasiak"
    <user1263@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Adam H. Kerman

    Listening to NPR's

    In the run-up to Independence Day, NPR has been going full-out
    with the blame-whitey-America-bad programming.

    In celebration of America's 250th birthday, the city of Long Beach here in >>> America's communist redoubt of California has canceled the annual fireworks >>> show that has been a tradition there for more than 20 years. The (alleged) >>> reason? Climate change. Yes, apparently that 15 minutes of fireworks
    will push
    us over the edge into extinction.

    Of course, given that a not insignificant number of the city council belongs
    to Mamdani's communist front organization, the Democratic Socialists, we can
    all deduce the real reason the city abruptly decided to stop celebrating >>> America this year.

    And then there's Buffalo, New York, which, on the eve of America's
    Independence Day, chose to hoist the Somali flag on one of the poles outside
    city hall, flying it at the same height as the American flag.

    Columbus, Ohio, tried the same thing but the hurricane of backlash they
    received forced them to cancel their reverence ceremony for a terrorist
    state.

    That's readily dealt with. Fly a foreign flag at or above the height of
    the Stars and Stripes at a government building except at the U.N.,
    that's an invasion.

    Operationalize the Coast Guard and send in the Navy. A small missile
    launched at city hall should do the trick. Invasion ended.

    I never imagined I'd see Adam urging anyone to use such a tactic to >accomplish a political end. Am I dementing or is Adam?

    We cannot tolerate any occupation of American soil by Somali pirates.
    Why didn't Canada defend the mouth of the St. Lawrence River?
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  • From Rhino@no_offline_contact@example.com to rec.arts.tv on Fri Jul 3 17:03:47 2026
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    On 2026-07-03 4:11 p.m., Adam H. Kerman wrote:
    Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
    On 2026-07-03 2:25 p.m., Adam H. Kerman wrote:
    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    On Jul 2, 2026 at 7:32:40 PM PDT, "Ed Stasiak"
    <user1263@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Adam H. Kerman

    Listening to NPR's

    In the run-up to Independence Day, NPR has been going full-out
    with the blame-whitey-America-bad programming.

    In celebration of America's 250th birthday, the city of Long Beach here in >>>> America's communist redoubt of California has canceled the annual fireworks
    show that has been a tradition there for more than 20 years. The (alleged) >>>> reason? Climate change. Yes, apparently that 15 minutes of fireworks
    will push
    us over the edge into extinction.

    Of course, given that a not insignificant number of the city council belongs
    to Mamdani's communist front organization, the Democratic Socialists, we can
    all deduce the real reason the city abruptly decided to stop celebrating >>>> America this year.

    And then there's Buffalo, New York, which, on the eve of America's
    Independence Day, chose to hoist the Somali flag on one of the poles outside
    city hall, flying it at the same height as the American flag.

    Columbus, Ohio, tried the same thing but the hurricane of backlash they >>>> received forced them to cancel their reverence ceremony for a terrorist >>>> state.

    That's readily dealt with. Fly a foreign flag at or above the height of
    the Stars and Stripes at a government building except at the U.N.,
    that's an invasion.

    Operationalize the Coast Guard and send in the Navy. A small missile
    launched at city hall should do the trick. Invasion ended.

    I never imagined I'd see Adam urging anyone to use such a tactic to
    accomplish a political end. Am I dementing or is Adam?

    We cannot tolerate any occupation of American soil by Somali pirates.
    Why didn't Canada defend the mouth of the St. Lawrence River?

    I understand that Ilhan Omar is under increased scrutiny these days over
    her questionable activities. If you're really REALLY lucky, maybe she'll
    go to jail or even get deported. That will decrease the Somali
    population by at least one.

    The Canadian military is far too weak to blockade the St. Lawrence River
    and do anything else at the same time. Besides, I think Somalis mostly
    come by air, not sea, these days.
    --
    Rhino
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  • From Ubiquitous@weberm@polaris.net to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jul 4 00:57:37 2026
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    user1263@newsgrouper.org.invalid wrote:
    Adam H. Kerman

    Listening to NPR's

    I thought they closed up after being defunded.

    In the run-up to Independence Day, NPR has been going full-out
    with the blame-whitey-America-bad programming.

    I noticed that by the lack of semiquincentennial coverage, save
    for them covering DC breaking the records for for a fireworks
    display on Independence day that focuses on the "air pollution"
    it will cause.

    #WhatLiberalMedia
    --
    Democrats and the liberal media hate President Trump more than they
    love this country.

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  • From Ubiquitous@weberm@polaris.net to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jul 4 01:01:00 2026
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    In article <1128qjg$3hvi8$3@dont-email.me>, atropos@mac.com wrote:
    "Ed Stasiak" <user1263@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    In the run-up to Independence Day, NPR has been going full-out
    with the blame-whitey-America-bad programming.

    In celebration of America's 250th birthday, the city of Long Beach here in >America's communist redoubt of California has canceled the annual fireworks >show that has been a tradition there for more than 20 years. The (alleged) >reason? Climate change. Yes, apparently that 15 minutes of fireworks will >push us over the edge into extinction.

    The liberal media is doing the same for the DC fireworks.

    I'm not sure where in CA this will happen, but their scheduled Independence
    Day festivities will begin will several "land acknowledments", followed by presentations for every. single. polical identity. group.
    --
    Democrats and the liberal media hate President Trump more than they
    love this country.

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  • From Rhino@no_offline_contact@example.com to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jul 4 09:30:20 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.arts.tv

    On 2026-07-04 12:57 a.m., Ubiquitous wrote:
    user1263@newsgrouper.org.invalid wrote:
    Adam H. Kerman

    Listening to NPR's

    I thought they closed up after being defunded.

    It was the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that closed down after
    being defunded.

    In the run-up to Independence Day, NPR has been going full-out
    with the blame-whitey-America-bad programming.

    I noticed that by the lack of semiquincentennial coverage, save
    for them covering DC breaking the records for for a fireworks
    display on Independence day that focuses on the "air pollution"
    it will cause.

    #WhatLiberalMedia

    --
    Rhino
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  • From Ed Stasiak@user1263@newsgrouper.org.invalid to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jul 4 14:23:06 2026
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    Adam H. Kerman
    BTR1701

    Columbus, Ohio, tried the same thing but the hurricane of backlash they received forced them to cancel their reverence ceremony for a terrorist state.

    Operationalize the Coast Guard and send in the Navy. A small missile
    launched at city hall should do the trick. Invasion ended.

    Michigan heads the call! (in exchange for the return our stolen city
    of Toledo) We're currently refurbishing the Boblo Boat for the eminent
    invasion of the rogue "state" of Ohi@ and will soon hit the beaches
    of Columbus!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQqyDj7RX6Y
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  • From Rhino@no_offline_contact@example.com to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jul 4 13:26:37 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.arts.tv

    On 2026-07-04 10:23 a.m., Ed Stasiak wrote:

    Adam H. Kerman
    BTR1701

    Columbus, Ohio, tried the same thing but the hurricane of backlash they
    received forced them to cancel their reverence ceremony for a terrorist
    state.

    Operationalize the Coast Guard and send in the Navy. A small missile
    launched at city hall should do the trick. Invasion ended.

    Michigan heads the call! (in exchange for the return our stolen city
    of Toledo) We're currently refurbishing the Boblo Boat for the eminent invasion of the rogue "state" of Ohi@ and will soon hit the beaches
    of Columbus!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQqyDj7RX6Y

    I just saw this report out of Boston, where the mayor raised a Somali
    flag over City Hall but one of her minions demanded that an American
    flag be removed from a fence facing City Hall.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnFaMAqtNBA [7 minutes]

    By the way, the news anchor is right: that City Hall building is the
    very definition of butt ugly! The people who approved hiring that
    architect should resign in disgrace.
    --
    Rhino
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  • From BTR1701@atropos@mac.com to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jul 4 17:59:42 2026
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    On Jul 4, 2026 at 7:23:06 AM PDT, "Ed Stasiak" <user1263@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Adam H. Kerman
    BTR1701

    Columbus, Ohio, tried the same thing but the hurricane of backlash they >> > received forced them to cancel their reverence ceremony for a terrorist >> > state.

    Operationalize the Coast Guard and send in the Navy. A small missile
    launched at city hall should do the trick. Invasion ended.

    Michigan heads the call! (in exchange for the return our stolen city
    of Toledo) We're currently refurbishing the Boblo Boat for the eminent invasion of the rogue "state" of Ohi@ and will soon hit the beaches
    of Columbus!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQqyDj7RX6Y

    What did I just watch?!?

    Some guy creepily laughing like Pennywise the Clown and dancing around a boat making old people with bad hips dance...


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  • From BTR1701@atropos@mac.com to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jul 4 18:05:53 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.arts.tv

    On Jul 4, 2026 at 10:26:37 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

    On 2026-07-04 10:23 a.m., Ed Stasiak wrote:

    Adam H. Kerman
    BTR1701

    Columbus, Ohio, tried the same thing but the hurricane of backlash they >>>> received forced them to cancel their reverence ceremony for a terrorist >>>> state.

    Operationalize the Coast Guard and send in the Navy. A small missile
    launched at city hall should do the trick. Invasion ended.

    Michigan heads the call! (in exchange for the return our stolen city
    of Toledo) We're currently refurbishing the Boblo Boat for the eminent
    invasion of the rogue "state" of Ohi@ and will soon hit the beaches
    of Columbus!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQqyDj7RX6Y

    I just saw this report out of Boston, where the mayor raised a Somali
    flag over City Hall but one of her minions demanded that an American
    flag be removed from a fence facing City Hall.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnFaMAqtNBA [7 minutes]

    Amazing how many blue city governments seem to love Somalia more than
    America.

    By the way, the news anchor is right: that City Hall building is the
    very definition of butt ugly! The people who approved hiring that
    architect should resign in disgrace.

    Both them and the architect are probably dead by now.

    The architectural style is called Brutalism. It was all the rage in the 60s. FBI Headquarters in DC is the same style. It looms threateningly over Pennsylvania Avenue like some kind of Soviet apartment block.


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  • From BTR1701@atropos@mac.com to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jul 4 18:07:40 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.arts.tv

    On Jul 3, 2026 at 10:01:00 PM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    In article <1128qjg$3hvi8$3@dont-email.me>, atropos@mac.com wrote:
    "Ed Stasiak" <user1263@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    In the run-up to Independence Day, NPR has been going full-out
    with the blame-whitey-America-bad programming.

    In celebration of America's 250th birthday, the city of Long Beach here in >> America's communist redoubt of California has canceled the annual fireworks >> show that has been a tradition there for more than 20 years. The (alleged) >> reason? Climate change. Yes, apparently that 15 minutes of fireworks will >> push us over the edge into extinction.

    The liberal media is doing the same for the DC fireworks.

    I'm not sure where in CA this will happen, but their scheduled Independence Day festivities will begin will several "land acknowledments", followed by presentations for every. single. polical identity. group.

    People are starting to push back during these nonsensical land
    acknowledgments, saying they don't acknowledge any such thing and that the
    land is the United States of America's and no one else's


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  • From BTR1701@atropos@mac.com to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jul 4 18:13:14 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.arts.tv

    On Jul 4, 2026 at 10:26:37 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

    On 2026-07-04 10:23 a.m., Ed Stasiak wrote:

    Adam H. Kerman
    BTR1701

    Columbus, Ohio, tried the same thing but the hurricane of backlash they >>>> received forced them to cancel their reverence ceremony for a terrorist >>>> state.

    Operationalize the Coast Guard and send in the Navy. A small missile
    launched at city hall should do the trick. Invasion ended.

    Michigan heads the call! (in exchange for the return our stolen city
    of Toledo) We're currently refurbishing the Boblo Boat for the eminent
    invasion of the rogue "state" of Ohi@ and will soon hit the beaches
    of Columbus!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQqyDj7RX6Y

    I just saw this report out of Boston, where the mayor raised a Somali
    flag over City Hall but one of her minions demanded that an American
    flag be removed from a fence facing City Hall.

    You forgot to mention the Massachusetts city that has banned people from
    flying the American flag because it "disrupts migratory bird patterns".

    I mean come on, if you're going to push your America-hating communist agenda
    on us, at least make up an excuse that doesn't insult our intelligence.

    Did anyone bother to ask them why the migrating birds are conveniently only confused by seeing the American flag? They're cool with any other flag, just not the American flag? Are these birds communists also?

    If I lived there, I'd go buy a flag purposely to defy their ban.


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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jul 4 18:57:02 2026
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    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    On Jul 3, 2026 at 10:01:00 PM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    In article <1128qjg$3hvi8$3@dont-email.me>, atropos@mac.com wrote:
    "Ed Stasiak" <user1263@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    In the run-up to Independence Day, NPR has been going full-out
    with the blame-whitey-America-bad programming.

    In celebration of America's 250th birthday, the city of Long Beach here in >>> America's communist redoubt of California has canceled the annual fireworks >>> show that has been a tradition there for more than 20 years. The (alleged) >>> reason? Climate change. Yes, apparently that 15 minutes of fireworks will >>> push us over the edge into extinction.

    The liberal media is doing the same for the DC fireworks.

    I'm not sure where in CA this will happen, but their scheduled Independence >> Day festivities will begin will several "land acknowledments", followed by >> presentations for every. single. polical identity. group.

    People are starting to push back during these nonsensical land >acknowledgments, saying they don't acknowledge any such thing and that the >land is the United States of America's and no one else's

    But that doesn't help. Wealth is a product of Man and should belong to
    those who work the land, returning a portion to society as economic
    rent. You keep what you produced from your own labor, but it's immoral
    to keep economic rent as no individual created that.

    If the Indians attempted to block immigration a la Trump-style executive orders, it would have been every bit as evil. What people ignore, who
    claim the Indians who "sold" Manahata Island in a ceremony in which
    there was an exchange of gifts weren't selling actual future economic
    activity but potential. Either way, the Indians didn't create the
    activity and are therefore not entitles to the economic rent.

    Land acknowledgements are wholly specious. We should be acknowledging
    labor and how wealth is created by applying labor to land.
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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.com to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jul 4 18:54:52 2026
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    Verily, in article <112bifq$aq1h$8@dont-email.me>, did atropos@mac.com
    deliver unto us this message:
    Did anyone bother to ask them why the migrating birds are conveniently only confused by seeing the American flag? They're cool with any other flag, just not the American flag? Are these birds communists also?


    You're not seeing the possibilities here. The right approach is to file
    an urgent complaint that pride flags also confuse the birds. It will be
    hard to explain how that's different.
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  • From Rhino@no_offline_contact@example.com to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jul 4 18:55:44 2026
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    On 2026-07-04 2:05 p.m., BTR1701 wrote:
    On Jul 4, 2026 at 10:26:37 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

    On 2026-07-04 10:23 a.m., Ed Stasiak wrote:

    Adam H. Kerman
    BTR1701

    Columbus, Ohio, tried the same thing but the hurricane of backlash they >>>>> received forced them to cancel their reverence ceremony for a terrorist >>>>> state.

    Operationalize the Coast Guard and send in the Navy. A small missile >>>> launched at city hall should do the trick. Invasion ended.

    Michigan heads the call! (in exchange for the return our stolen city
    of Toledo) We're currently refurbishing the Boblo Boat for the eminent >>> invasion of the rogue "state" of Ohi@ and will soon hit the beaches
    of Columbus!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQqyDj7RX6Y

    I just saw this report out of Boston, where the mayor raised a Somali
    flag over City Hall but one of her minions demanded that an American
    flag be removed from a fence facing City Hall.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnFaMAqtNBA [7 minutes]

    Amazing how many blue city governments seem to love Somalia more than America.

    By the way, the news anchor is right: that City Hall building is the
    very definition of butt ugly! The people who approved hiring that
    architect should resign in disgrace.

    Both them and the architect are probably dead by now.

    The architectural style is called Brutalism. It was all the rage in the 60s. FBI Headquarters in DC is the same style. It looms threateningly over Pennsylvania Avenue like some kind of Soviet apartment block.


    I've heard of Brutalism. As I understand it, its biggest proponent was a French architect named Corbusier.
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  • From Rhino@no_offline_contact@example.com to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jul 4 18:57:26 2026
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    On 2026-07-04 6:54 p.m., The True Melissa wrote:
    Verily, in article <112bifq$aq1h$8@dont-email.me>, did atropos@mac.com deliver unto us this message:
    Did anyone bother to ask them why the migrating birds are conveniently only >> confused by seeing the American flag? They're cool with any other flag, just >> not the American flag? Are these birds communists also?


    You're not seeing the possibilities here. The right approach is to file
    an urgent complaint that pride flags also confuse the birds. It will be
    hard to explain how that's different.

    Don't worry, they'll think of something. It will be total nonsense but
    all their fellow travellers will insist it is completely legitimate.
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    Rhino
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  • From moviePig@nobody@nowhere.com to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jul 4 22:02:58 2026
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    On 7/4/2026 6:54 PM, The True Melissa wrote:
    Verily, in article <112bifq$aq1h$8@dont-email.me>, did atropos@mac.com deliver unto us this message:
    Did anyone bother to ask them why the migrating birds are conveniently only >> confused by seeing the American flag? They're cool with any other flag, just >> not the American flag? Are these birds communists also?


    You're not seeing the possibilities here. The right approach is to file
    an urgent complaint that pride flags also confuse the birds. It will be
    hard to explain how that's different.

    Pretty sure that peacocks have their own supply of pride...


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