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99. Huh, here's a link to a Native American Occupy Protest at the United Nations. Yes, a NA OCCUPY event

Fri Dec 30, 2011, 01:25 PM

Dec 2011

Guess they didn't get the word from Ms Gali that the word "occupy" is now out...

United Native Americans: Occupy the United Nations Jan. 27, 2012

Occupy The United Nations

INDIGENOUS DAY OF RESISTANCE
INDIGENOUS RIGHTS RALLY & FORUM
January 27, 2012
Indigenous Unity March at 10:30 AM
Meet at the Human Rights Commission 25 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA
March to the United Nations Plaza
Indigenous Rights Forum & Rally 11:00 AM
An Indigenous led Movement to Decolonize and Occupy the United Nations to demand repatriations for the theft of Tribal Lands, gold & other natural resources; and address issues of Civil Rights Violations, Hate Crimes, Broken Treaties, and the Human Rights inherent to ALL Indigenous People.
For More Information
Contact: United Native Americans,Inc.
United Native Americans,Inc@gmail.com
(510)672-7187

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Native Americans Say "Occupy" Terminology Is Offensive [View all] ensho Dec 2011 OP

As a grammarian with Righteous Red Corpuscles, it occupies my mind that SpiralHawk Dec 2011 #1

I'm glad that you're occupied with that, and that MineralMan Dec 2011 #87

All of this gives me a headache in my occipital lobe XemaSab Dec 2011 #140

If you can tolerate NSAIDS, I recommend MineralMan Dec 2011 #142

Shit like that happens with low-inflected highly positional languages eridani Dec 2011 #152

'occupy' has a certain irony to it. xchrom Dec 2011 #2

That's how I always heard it, too. n/t EFerrari Dec 2011 #72

Sorry, but this is just incredibly stupid. TheWraith Dec 2011 #3

Agreed. nt mistertrickster Dec 2011 #5

+1 hifiguy Dec 2011 #10

Well said, sir! pscot Dec 2011 #15

+2 truebrit71 Dec 2011 #16

have a little respect getdown Dec 2011 #26

This is the wrong bone to pick. DCKit Dec 2011 #62

"Now, they're just looking for attention." getdown Dec 2011 #68

My Reagan expat, former wetback S.O. disagrees with you. DCKit Jan 2012 #163

beautifully told getdown Jan 2012 #168

Nice cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #151

Hmm... no. TheWraith Dec 2011 #102

good for you getdown Dec 2011 #107

No, not everyone's views are valid. Period. TheWraith Dec 2011 #131

here's the thing getdown Dec 2011 #133

Agreed... Luciferous Dec 2011 #139

I find your offense offensive! krispos42 Dec 2011 #154

Getting offended is the Great American Pastime. Crunchy Frog Dec 2011 #156

yeah- they must have picked it up from the Puritans wilst being slaughtered. stlsaxman Dec 2011 #161

I think we're talking at cross purposes. Crunchy Frog Jan 2012 #170

that was my first responce of the thread- stlsaxman Jan 2012 #171

Why is it necessary to disparage the left over this? rhett o rick Dec 2011 #160

And these few folks get to speak for all Native Americans? nt mistertrickster Dec 2011 #4

Good question. The answer is no. nt Zorra Dec 2011 #122

this is unexpected n/t Enrique Dec 2011 #6

... and then... 99Forever Dec 2011 #7

As a Kenyan, President Obama might find it offensive... rfranklin Dec 2011 #11

It's called "occupy", not "colonize". Crunchy Frog Dec 2011 #157

oh come on quinnox Dec 2011 #8

am I not surprised at the hostility of the posters ensho Dec 2011 #9

+++++ laruemtt Dec 2011 #13

Hostility? 99Forever Dec 2011 #17

a rose by any other name laruemtt Dec 2011 #23

Let's be real, ok? 99Forever Dec 2011 #41

Why does that not surprise you? UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #42

Excuse me but....Didn't Native Americans "Occupy" this country before white man ever did? W T F Dec 2011 #12

Yes, and they did it by displacing earlier Native Americans slackmaster Dec 2011 #18

you mean their ancestors? getdown Dec 2011 #27

It would be nice if history was so clean and simple slackmaster Dec 2011 #136

understood. getdown Dec 2011 #137

I'm pretty sure some of those ancient tribes have no living descendents, and not as a fault... slackmaster Dec 2011 #138

so .................. getdown Dec 2011 #141

So, taking over peoples' land is a shitty thing to do, but a lot of peoples have done it... slackmaster Dec 2011 #144

And didn't the white man occupy the native Americans' land? n/t RebelOne Dec 2011 #112

Evidently Occupy is raising consciousness in more ways than one lunatica Dec 2011 #14

kick ensho Dec 2011 #19

No one is telling them to shut up and forget about the past hifiguy Dec 2011 #21

well they have a point getdown Dec 2011 #29

If people are so freaking dense that they cannot realize hifiguy Dec 2011 #36

respectfully disagree getdown Dec 2011 #50

I've considered it, and find it stupid Confusious Dec 2011 #109

it sounds uninformed getdown Dec 2011 #111

No, the anti-PC seem right on Confusious Dec 2011 #119

No, the anti-PC seem getdown Dec 2011 #120

IF all you can do is parrot my words back at me Confusious Dec 2011 #134

um getdown Dec 2011 #135

Apparently Gali does not know about the occupations of Alcatraz & Wounded Knee Luminous Animal Dec 2011 #44

you have a point getdown Dec 2011 #49

"Occupation" was also used for the protests at Mt Rushmore and the BIA headquarters in 1971 riderinthestorm Dec 2011 #56

You win the thread hifiguy Dec 2011 #58

well put. getdown Dec 2011 #70

Colonial language? Nonsense. Colonists colonized, conquered, vanquished. MADem Dec 2011 #126

good points getdown Dec 2011 #130

What do you mean by: "progressives can't handle it." Handle what? rhett o rick Dec 2011 #159

it was a reference getdown Dec 2011 #162

It's obvious you don't get it lunatica Dec 2011 #43

yup getdown Dec 2011 #51

No I am not. hifiguy Dec 2011 #52

No, we're saying that if using this word was offensive UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #54

Bull's eye, UL. nt hifiguy Dec 2011 #55

You just made my case lunatica Dec 2011 #76

You saying "political activists you know" makes my case. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #80

"Certainly not the political activists among them. " Really? Zorra Dec 2011 #147

AIM understands the power of re-occupying. Gali should revisit her history Luminous Animal Dec 2011 #149

+ 1 loyalsister Dec 2011 #24

Agreed. Please be respectful: think Dec 2011 #30

thank you. laruemtt Dec 2011 #34

There's a difference between respect Confusious Dec 2011 #110

The poster you display shows a great crime was committed... JackRiddler Dec 2011 #39

I guess nothing unless it's considered in the larger context that think Dec 2011 #69

I agree with you. JackRiddler Dec 2011 #100

"Whites committed genocide on the Native Americans" hfojvt Dec 2011 #53

Your post is truly offensive lunatica Dec 2011 #78

Agreed. There are Freepers among us. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #85

it's amazingly uninformed too getdown Dec 2011 #95

and it's another thing getdown Dec 2011 #94

You mean that's not a biased version? BklnDem75 Dec 2011 #113

missing a few hundred years of History, are you? eShirl Jan 2012 #167

Another Kick RC Dec 2011 #97

I have mixed feelings about this. Trillo Dec 2011 #20

+99 laruemtt Dec 2011 #25

Ridiculously stupid! B Calm Dec 2011 #22

Rethugs are offended, and suggest squatters. Whadaya say? WingDinger Dec 2011 #28

I smell hypocrisy pipi_k Dec 2011 #31

The first thing to come to my mind upon hearing the word "occupy" is... JackRiddler Dec 2011 #65

yes the term is weighted by history. maybe one reason the originators of OWS chose it. getdown Dec 2011 #32

Now imagine what a draw it would have had as "Decolonize Wall Street." JackRiddler Dec 2011 #33

Thanks, Jack, for a reasoned explanation. hifiguy Dec 2011 #38

I agree deutsey Jan 2012 #164

Well, if someone is offended by something we have to change the words (nt) The Straight Story Dec 2011 #35

It's not that one has to change the words as much as how one responds to such a request think Dec 2011 #47

I get offended when people want to change merry christmas to happy holidays The Straight Story Dec 2011 #60

Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and happy new years! May 2012 be a good one! think Dec 2011 #64

some folks use Happy Holidays getdown Dec 2011 #125

I don't think anyone is trying to be disrespectful UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #71

This isn't like using the term "slavery" hifiguy Dec 2011 #79

What about the occupations of Alactraz & Wounded Knee? Occupation was the word used Luminous Animal Dec 2011 #37

+1 Well said. nt. hifiguy Dec 2011 #40

Dictionary definitions of occupy JackRiddler Dec 2011 #45

Will Rodgers unionworks Dec 2011 #46

Example of proper usage: "The Indian movement activists occupied Alcatraz." JackRiddler Dec 2011 #48

Post removed Post removed Dec 2011 #59

I don't agree with your response at all. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #73

so do getdown Dec 2011 #75

There definitely are Freepers posting to DU UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #88

ugh getdown Dec 2011 #91

The word "occupy" does not have one simple definition. Noun, verb and adjective. Glassunion Dec 2011 #57

But nobody generally talks about the "occupation of North America" hfojvt Dec 2011 #63

Mic check! Here in Arizona, Native Elders indigenous to this land sometimes speak/pray at Occupy Zorra Dec 2011 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Dec 2011 #66

It was fiction... Not an instruction book. Glassunion Dec 2011 #74

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Dec 2011 #121

What you said, was very close to the phrasing in the book 1984. Glassunion Dec 2011 #129

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Dec 2011 #132

How dumb Weisbergkevin Dec 2011 #67

That's interesting. I wonder if there will be a response to MineralMan Dec 2011 #77

Oh I don't know. Anything is possible. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #84

Indigenous Elders & Supporters Occupy ALEC Member Salt River Project Headquarters Zorra Dec 2011 #81

Petty. It's the name of the movement and she can get over it. Lil Missy Dec 2011 #82

And I say to them what I say to the Confederates: YOU LOST. aquart Dec 2011 #83

Another Freeper post. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #86

That's not fair. MADem Dec 2011 #96

But this poster isn't making that argument. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #103

I think you're pulling the string overmuch, here. MADem Dec 2011 #108

say it to their face getdown Dec 2011 #89

Wow... Spazito Dec 2011 #90

Someone should go through this thread and alert UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #98

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Dec 2011 #143

maybe a LITTLE OVER THE TOP quinnox Dec 2011 #93

Dude.... Fire Walk With Me Dec 2011 #114

Comparing Native Americans to the Confederates? Terra Alta Dec 2011 #145

I never heard "occupy" used in that context, ever. MADem Dec 2011 #92

Count me among the cynics. Hatchling Dec 2011 #128

Huh, here's a link to a Native American Occupy Protest at the United Nations. Yes, a NA OCCUPY event riderinthestorm Dec 2011 #99

Oooooooops! Now isn't THAT a bit AWKWARD! MADem Dec 2011 #118

And this is why nothing ever changes with left activism. There's never a united front presented. n/ TransitJohn Dec 2011 #101

the united front agrees to agree and disagree getdown Dec 2011 #115

The American Indian Movement Declares its Solidarity with Occupy Minnesota Zorra Dec 2011 #104

Up until reading this thread, it never occurred to me that... Spazito Dec 2011 #105

good point getdown Dec 2011 #117

It looks like the OWS movement's use of the term is understood by more Native Americans than not. MADem Dec 2011 #124

Yes, it seems the position taken in the article may well be a minority position... Spazito Dec 2011 #127

Occupy Denver endorses Colorado American Indian Movement's indigenous proposal Zorra Dec 2011 #106

Please make this an OP? :) Fire Walk With Me Dec 2011 #116

I think you just killed the anti-occupy movement. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #123

I'm half Native American Terra Alta Dec 2011 #146

What idiotic crap. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #148

Funny, I encountered some guys in Arizona who say the term "Native American" is offensive Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2011 #150

"Decolonize" makes no sense to me in the context of OWS. dkf Dec 2011 #153

I don't agree with this position. Crunchy Frog Dec 2011 #155

This is the wrong fight Dragonbreathp9d Dec 2011 #158

The word "occupy" is used in the same spirit Shankapotomus Jan 2012 #165

The chosen language of such a large and important movement as Occupy... Mr_Jefferson_24 Jan 2012 #166

Changing all the signs on airplane bathrooms idiotgardener Jan 2012 #169

De-colonize and Occupy. (nt) (nr) T S Justly Jan 2012 #172