Indigenous Marchers, Covington Catholic HS, and Black Israelites preachers = a buffet of media mess

[DC_Vol]

Are you more than 1/1024th part?

 

[1972 Grad]

That's why I don't identify as either side; they're both compromised by their less-civil extremes. I'd fully expect, based on history, to see liberals acting like this at a conservative rally. I find it disgusting, contrary to the on-paper values, and with no benefit whatsoever.

I can't stand to see people acting badly anywhere. There has to be a heckuva lot better reason than just disagreeing politically.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Absolutely. Any confederate statue erected during and shortly after the existence of the CSA should be left alone (except for proper care / restoration). Once you hit the upswing of monument construction in the 1920s as a response to growing black populations and influence, it becomes harder to really justify as they were erected to intimidate rather than memorialize.

It's why I won't allow my children to say the Pledge to the Flag of Mississippi if it passes the vote here.

So do you feel the Crazy Horse monument in South Dakota should be stopped as well? Besides being a monument to someone who killed thousands of Americans, it is complete grafitti in it's destruction of the environment.

 

[AshG]

So do you feel the Crazy Horse monument in South Dakota should be stopped as well? Besides being a monument to someone who killed thousands of Americans, it is complete grafitti in it's destruction of the environment.

I am uninformed of the situation and will have to take a look. My opinion will hinge upon regulatory approval, land ownership, and tribal sovereignty.

 

[evillawyer]

I could really use some help understanding how some see this behavior as appropriate.

How is this behavior:

1. Christian?
2. Conservative?
3. Republican?
4. Manly?

What positive end does it achieve? What does anyone learn from it? How does it advance the cause of conservatism in any form, shape, or fashion?

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CovCath faces backlash after video of incident at Indigenous Peoples March surfaces

To be honest, they're young, sheltered and privileged and probably thought they were just owning the libs. Real shame on the chaperones/parents that were with them.

 

[tumscalcium]

To be honest, they're young, sheltered and privileged and probably thought they were just owning the libs. Real shame on the chaperones/parents that were with them.

No way in hell I’d let my kid pull some crap like that.

*Was duped. The students were being harassed.

 

[AshG]

To be honest, they're young, sheltered and privileged and probably thought they were just owning the libs. Real shame on the chaperones/parents that were with them.

If they knew many Native Americans, they'd know that they're largely conservative in how they live.

 

[evillawyer]

No way in hell I’d let my kid pull some crap like that.

Presumably some adults were there with them since it's a high school group. Unfathomable that they sat by and watched this. Entirely possible though that they participated in it.

Saw someone recommended that the entire HS volunteer to travel to an Indian reservation for volunteer work for the entirety of spring break. Seems fitting to me.

 

[1972 Grad]

No way in hell I’d let my kid pull some crap like that.

Agree.

 

[NorthDallas40]

So it’s just getting thru to me there were chaperones and this was a school sanctioned trip? So in addition to my earlier comment about beating the child if he were mine I’d make it a point to follow up face to face with any of the chaperones I might know and explain that is unacceptable behavior to be showing to my child and I’d finish with a drive to the school to talk to the dean with the same message. I wouldn’t care who made what damn statement I’d go on record with my own statement of their actions.

 

[tumscalcium]

Presumably some adults were there with them since it's a high school group. Unfathomable that they sat by and watched this. Entirely possible though that they participated in it.

Saw someone recommended that the entire HS volunteer to travel to an Indian reservation for volunteer work for the entirety of spring break. Seems fitting to me.

I don’t doubt that some were there. The high schoolers were bad enough, but having parents there supporting/allowing this behavior... I don’t even have words for.

This whole thing is very weird.

 

[evillawyer]

So it’s just getting thru to me there were chaperones and this was a school sanctioned trip? So in addition to my earlier comment about beating the child if he were mine I’d make it a point to follow up face to face with any of the chaperones I might know and explain that is unacceptable behavior to be showing to my child and I’d finish with a drive to the school to talk to the dean with the same message. I wouldn’t care who made what damn statement I’d go on record with my own statement of their actions.

Guessing this school has some deep-seated problems

 

[AshG]

Guessing this school has some deep-seated problems

Holy shirtballs. This is not a good time for that school.

 

[Smokey123]

It’s more of a representation on their school and parents/adult influences than it is on anything else

 

[evillawyer]

Holy shirtballs. This is not a good time for that school.

Bad case of affluenza?

 

[1972 Grad]

Bad case of affluenza?

Possibly. I've never heard of the school, and know nothing about it.

 

[NorthDallas40]

Guessing this school has some deep-seated problems

Oh wow that school better be getting some serious scrutiny and discussion from the US Catholic diocese

 

[evillawyer]

Possibly. I've never heard of the school, and know nothing about it.

I read something that it's a rich suburb outside Cincy. 10k tuition, which I imagine is pretty high by Kentucky standards.

 

[NorthDallas40]

Bad case of affluenza?

OMFG I hate that crap. Thanks dumbass TX judge for falling for that crap.

For the record the general response here in North TX when all that came down, regardless of political affiliation, was “WTF judge?!”

 

[tumscalcium]

Guessing this school has some deep-seated problems

That’s quite the graphic tweet. Yikes.

 

[evillawyer]

Oh wow that school better be getting some serious scrutiny and discussion from the US Catholic diocese

Dude was 7 ft.

 

[NorthDallas40]

Dude was 7 ft.

A baseball bat goes a long way. My father whom I was taller than from 16 onward was always quick to point that out.

 

[Velo Vol]

I read something that it's a rich suburb outside Cincy. 10k tuition, which I imagine is pretty high by Kentucky standards.

Is Covington rich?

 

[n_huffhines]

I love how people are madder about OP than these actual events.

 

[0nelilreb]

The response to this is easy:
1) Expel all Covington Catholic HS students who participated in this blatant, intentional show of disrespect.
2) Terminate the employment of any faculty or staff member who participated or knowingly failed to intervene
3) Excommunicate any of the above parties who attempt to defend this blatantly unChristian behavior.

Why am I so heavy-handed in my response? Because history shows us that affluenza will be labelled as the problem, that there was a faculty member or two that were let go as sacrificial lambs to appease the public, and there will be some token awareness / togetherness event coupled with lawyer-scripted half-baked apologies that do precious little to prevent such things in the future.

There's room for grace somewhere, I'm just trying hard to find it.

Or they could discipline them up too expulsion , bring them all back together and invite those same native Americans to come spend the day with them or take that class to spend the day with them and try to take something positive away from the whole thing . Maybe create some lasting friendships that might never have happened if it weren’t for this .