"...and the Red Red Crovvy Poured Out Like an Old Friend."

I haven't been writing much lately. I haven't been as inspired to write as I have been to read, listen to books on CD, and watch movies with Shusli. I haven't even been reading much news lately. Must be the new move. I really Love this new home we live in.

Our friend Chuck let me borrow a whole bunch of his movies. He had a Tennessee Williams collection. Shusli and I watched "A Street Car Named Desire" and "The Fugitive Kind" all the way through together. Shusli has seen all but "South." I have seen bits and pieces of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman are HOTTT! together!), "The Sweet Bird of Youth," "Night of the Iguana," and "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone." All of these old movies are great, but I'll tell a little of the two I saw all the way through.

"A Street Car Named Desire" seems to really have been the stresses of the world driving a young woman insane. Tennessee has a way of describing sex in his plays and movies that is extremely hot and steam without porn like qualities. Vivien Leigh, who plays Blance du Bois moves in with her sister and brother-in-law under extreme duress and the guise of just staying for a few days. Doesn't happen that way, and we watch as she gently goes insane under the weight of the reality of her world. The famous "STELLA!" scene...HOTT!

The other night, Shusli and I watched "The Fugitive Kind," also with Marlon Brando in it. He plays a night club musician trying to stay straight and out of trouble. He moves to a small town to get a job and two women try to seduce him. This film deals with the raw racism of the South at that time. It is a beautiful and ugly story at the same time. Tragic, and so human. SEE IT!

"2012" SUCKED! Shusli and I went to see "2012," and it sucked. We are, however, into the doomsday stuff and the special effects were fun and took away from the cliche and formulaic and rather uncreative story. Woody Harrelson was a fun part of the film as well. His gloom and doom crazy character kinda made the film for us. It is a fun film, but really, all in all, a piece of shit. Shusli pointed out that the end of the world in the film is not at all the fault of humans and what we have done to the earth, but because it is 2012. Mayans hear 2012 stuff like tall men are asked if they play basketball and like folk joke with me about going to Eugene. "Eugene to Eugene, funny, huh huh."

"Paranormal Activity" gives you a few good startling moments, but there again, the plot was pretty predictable and you get the same effect if you watch "Doom House" on Youtube. It seems to be getting much praise in the press and with reviews, but really, POS.

"Midnight Cowboy" was a well acted and odd film. It is about a young man who goes to New York in '69 to work as a cowboy gigalo. He becomes friends with Rico Rizzo who is living in a condemned building, and they have a crazy adventure in the big city. It is a movie of friendship and caring for one another. A classic which came out in '69, I can see why it is still talked about and watched.

One of the books I listened to on CD is the classic, "A Clockwork Orange," by Anthony Burgess. It had an intro by Anthony about why he hates the work so much because it constantly haunts him and shadows all of his other work, much of which he considers much better. It was written in 1961, if I remember correctly, and in the U.S. and only in the U.S. (as well as the Stanley Kubrick film) the last chapter, chapter 21, was left out. Why? Becuase the main character becomes bored of violence. He grows up. I thought it would be kind of a cop out, but it actually seemed more an inegral part of the story. The book is about raw violence of youth gang members and follows the life of the main character, Eric (if I remember correctly), and three of his droogies through the violence they enact upon their community for fun. They rape, beat, murder, fight other gangs, rob, etc. Eric gets caught and goes to prison. He goes through a program that makes him sick anytime he even thinks of violence. (The funniest part to me was when he tried to read the bible after he was cured, as it were, and he got sick from all the violence.) A great book on CD, and listen or read it with the last chapter in.

"A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" is another book I listened too recently. Ishmael Beah was a boy soldier in Sierre Leone. I read the book a few years ago and interviewed Ishamel twice, once last year. If you read the book, and meet the man, you would be amazed at the transformation. As a young soldier, he killed many people and was wounded many times. He first ran from the war until it was fight or run for the rest of your life. Then rehabilitation, then UN Conferences about children in war. Then back home. Then war catching up to him again. He finally made his way out of the country in a rather dangerous journey to Ghana. Having met the young man and hugged him, he seems rather tiny, but you can feel the toughness. But he smiles, his joyous smile, a young man who lost his whole family, who witnessed so much suffering, who was used as a tool for war, a child. READ IT!

"I Like You: Entertaining Under the Influence," by Amy Sedaris, was very funny. How to entertain guests in your home by Amy is funny. This how to book is HILARIOUS! How to entertain the elderly, drunk and disorderly, out of town guests, alcoholics, etc. She knows it all, and if you have questions, go to her book.

I am currently reading three books at once, almost done with two, and half way through one.

"Gulag: a History," by Anne Applebaum and winner of the Pulitzer Prize is a detailed history of the Gulag system in the Soviet Union mostly under Stalin. Anne goes through all the details, male prisoners, female prisoners, executions, rapes, freezing, starving, shock workers, system changes, arrests, all of it. She covers all of it. I recently heard some interviews with Russians who miss and admire Stalin, young Russians, on NPR. They excuse Stalin at worst because he brought Russia to a modern age. I do not agree. Stalin was cruel and unjust and did not NEED to be in order to bring Russia into a modern age. In fact, by Anne's assertions, it probably would have progressed quicker and better without all the cruelty. But what do I know? I'm not Russian. I do know that U.S. cruelty against Indians has held back progress on our reservations, however. A must read especially since the U.S. is starting up a Gulag system of its own.

"A Farewell to Arms," by Ernest Hemmingway is a Love Story during war time. Set in Italy during the first world war, an ambulance driver falls in Love with a nurse whom he first just wants to get in the sack. The culture of that time is interesting to read. Love is always sweet and juicy when experienced. The adventures the two go through is sweet and exciting. The descriptions of the war are rather disturbing. Lots of dialogue, and it is interesting to listen to the relationships between friends and Lovers and compare them in my mind to the culture of today. My favorite line come from pages 224-5. The set up is during the big retreat from the Austrians and Germans. The masses of people are crossing a bridge, civilian and military alike. Guards that had been set up on the far end of the bridge are pulling out any officers, questioning them, and killing all who are major or above pretty much instantly. "Why are you not with your men?" "It is your fault we are retreating." But that line amongst this cowardly style of killing is this: "The questioners had that beautiful and devotion to stern justice in men dealing in death without being in any danger of it." It is one thing to fight, another altogether to murder.

"Alice in Wonderland," by Lewis Carroll is an excellent psychedelic children's classic. It is indeed a fun book with many odd twists and turns to keep not only the interest of a child, but my interest as well. Fun!

Soft Targets

The recent shootings at Fort Hood will not doubt spark backlash from racist American's looking bravely for soft targets to kill. Many already believe that the reason Hasan killed those people because he is a terrorist. BULLSHIT! Besides being harassed regularly for being Muslim, not doubt from the Christians, his brother mentioned the following which I gleaned from Democracy Now:

MOHAMMED HASAN: About a week before the incident, he hired a lawyer in order to leave the Army, get married, and live his life. But they rejected his request and asked him to go to Afghanistan. This was the biggest shock for him. So, there’s another reason why he did what he did, not just because of the harassment of the soldiers. There is another reason.

America Loves soft targets. Insurance companies get away with killing thousands of people across this nation, and your average white male racist isn't gonna take up his gun and start shooting insurance company execs. They have security guards and people who will fire back. The court systems protect wealthy folk who kill and not the poor bastards who should be killing them. Too much bravery required for that action. Best to kill blacks during a hurricane like happened in Katrina. Best to attack Muslims who don't have guns.

Instead of looking into what really happens in the world, such as the U.S. government illegally slaughtering millions of Iraqi's and Afghani's. The U.S. military oppression of said peoples. The U.S. military male raping his female comrades, and Iraqi children like Abeer Qasim al Janabi.

But the U.S. honors folk like Phil Sheridan who stated about us Indians to "kill the women and children first, they are easier to kill and it strikes terror into the hearts of the men."

So, as the stupid stupid stupid americans find more soft targets to hit, what are we gonna do about it? Me, I'm brining attention to this. Stupid Stupid Americans are gonna kill and oppress easy targets to prove to themselves, and themselves alone, they are allegedly brave. They will not bravely fight hard targets, like insurance companies. They won't take up arms and join the military, they would rather other folk do their killing for them because, really, they ain't nothin' but racist chickenshits who would NEVER go up against a target bigger than them. It's a little difficult to rape a 250 man on steroids, got go after the easy ones. Then go home and praise themselves up for the brave glorys of hurting unarmed or undefended folk.

Still, insurance corporations are gonna continue to kill Americans at approximately 100,000 a year. GET 'EM RACIST SOFT TARGET CHASING TYPES... I didn't think so. Ain't so brave afterall, are ya, ya racist types?

I Love Our New Neighborhood

"...of men and women, of women and men...

...and that thought makes me smile again
because you and I are 99% alike,
you and I are 99% alike."

--Sherman Alexie from his poem "99% Alike."

I have just finished listening to Susan Faludi's book on CD, "The Power Dream." The book discusses the attacks on feminism after the 9-11 attacks, many MEN placing the blame on women for what happened because, as they allege, women have emasculated their men and thus made us innefectual in our roles as brave protectors. Susan goes through the history of this male fantasy of the male and female roles in American society, then tears them apart using such crazy things as...FACTS!

According to the American male fantasy of gender roles, men are to be the protectors of women and women are supposed to be the domestic fragile beings whose main desire is to have a male protector (pardon me, but I have to go vomit now... Back in a minute).

Daniel Boone, the American male fantasy man, was supposed to be a strong, powerful, all knowing, wise, male protector and provider figure, and his wife, Rebecca, was supposed to be the fragile damselle in distress unable to do much of anything other than cook, sew, and spread her legs for her man. In truth, Daniel was a failure in many things, killed (and regrettably so) only 3 Indians in his life, and though a good hunter, his wife, it is alleged, was even better. Daniel wasn't pleased to hear how his wife was put as least supporting actress to his lead in the story, but the authors of the fantasy didn't care. These were roles assigned to them, the reality (probably much more fascinating than the lies) was not conducive to the American male fantasy of the gender roles.

Hannah Dustin, a woman who was captured by the Abenaki Indians, escaped with her fellow captors by killing 10 Indians, 9 of which she killed; 2 men, 2 women, and six children. In more current efforts to bring her history the the forefront of brave historical women have been shot down repeatedly. However, a town just west of Portland, Oregon, is called Sheridan. It is named after Phil Sheridan, a well known white male American baby killin' machine who is said to have coined the phrase, "Kill the women and children first, they are easier to kill and it strikes terror into the hearts of the men." This genocidal maniac is celebrated annually with "Phil Sheridan Days." Phil is also in part responsible for the decimation of the buffalo. Why is Phil celebrated and Hannah not? Could it be because Phil has dangly bits while Hannah's bits are tucked away neatly inside? Can it be because Hannah doesn't fit her preconceived role as a woman?

Susan also talks about the Jessica Lynch fantasy, including the fantasy male rescue of said damselle in distress. When Bragg wrote his books about her, he made allegations that she was butt raped. Turns out to be a complete fabrication even with Jessica's own admissions. Jessica was asked about her admiration for her unit and if she thought they were heroes. She stated the person she admired most in her unit was Lori Piestewa, her Dine roommate and friend. She mentioned how in Iraq her humvee broke down and everyone in her unit just passed her by, except Lori, who picked her up. All the rest would have left her to die. Hows that for the American Male Fantasy of rescuing the damselle in distress. In reality, they could have cared less.

Let me tell you a personal story of bravery. Shusli and I went to one of the annual anti-war protests here in Portland several years ago. At the end, a large group of young folk were confronting the Cops who were dressed bravely in their military riot gear, creating anonymity for themselves, heavily armed, facing all these unarmed youth at the park in front of the federal building. Shusli, being the glorious anti-authoritarian that she is, drove the car around to the other side of the park and we joined in. I was scared at first. The Pigs had us surrounded and were all heavily armed and would definitely get away with any crimes they decided to commit against the people. Shusli did not drag me into this fracus, she lead me. She taught me bravery that day, a bravery I wasn't aware was within me. I have done some brave things in the past, but not face an immediate threat to my personal safety such as this. I did not feel emasculated by her bravery, I admired her bravery. I admired her as a human being and a WOMAN, and I stood beside her in the middle of a dangerous situation where many unarmed peacenecks faced a heavily armed military force ready and willing to silence them.

Part of the American Male Gender Fantasy is the RAPE FANTASY. Women have to be so vulnerable as to be regularly raped by non-American (non-white) males and thus their virtue also has to be protected by the white American male. Even historically this has been proven a fantasy. Heck, the reason why Hannah Dustin was captured was because her husband RAN OFF and abandoned her. Subsequent fantasies of Indian capture of women are that women in their fragility were supposed to be raped or forced married by we red nigger types. Oddly, however, none of this has ANY historically substantiated merit. All the FACTS state that no women were raped or FORCED to marry their red nigger captors. But the wild west fantasy of the Bush administration propagated (even using the alleged news and media conglomeates) that the masculine American Man is supposed to protect the fragile domestic American woman. Odd, because as posted previously, we all know that 30 Republican U.S. senators state it is fine for employees of corporations contracted by the government to rape women with impunity and not have to face any form of justice for their crimes. The recent gang rapes (one in California, one in Australia) many are blaming on the women victims for being promiscuous (or put whatever bullshit excuse you want to here). Men aren't responsible for their behavior (another excuse for bad male behavior, as Shusli pointed out, is that we can say we are only 12-years-old). Men in the military are regularly sexually harassing and raping their female comrads in arms. Men in the military raped Abeer al Janabe (13) and murdered her whole family. Obviously men aren't gonna protect women from rape, they're gonna rape them. Who are currently protecting women from rape? Other women. We as men have left it up to women to deal with our BULLSHIT BAD "I'M ONLY 12-YEARS-OLD" BEHAVIOR!

I have shown here that Shusli, my wife, is a powerful and brave woman. She is also vulnerable, sweet, kind, and amazing. She can be a fierce opponent if you confront her and try to tell her what she can and cannot do. I am brave, vulnerable, kind, etc., like Shusli, even more so because of Shusli, my wife. I am not her bodice ripping red nigger sex god protector, and she is not my fragile domestic red nigger wife. We are human beings together in a crazy and insane world who teach each other about life and live and love together and live and love life together. Mothers fight fiercely for their children. Men often turn and run, like Hannah Dustin's husband.

In Susan Faludi's "The Terror Dream," she also describes how men and women came together as human beings because of their mutual vulnerability. Shusli and I are powerful and vulnerable together as human beings who have chosen to walk through life together, who have chosen to stay and fight.

What I'd like to do here is open up a discussion about women and men, fantasy and reality.

The Great Pumpkin

Is that a pumpkin stem?
Or are you just...
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

MAD MOCHA MAN
(aka; Angry Soviet Mocha
by a barista at
Jim and Patty's
on Fremont St.)

...OOOOOOO...
SCARY!

It's Fall

...from one place...

...to another...

Around the New Homestead

KBOO Face Lift in Progress

30 Rape Loving Senators Who Still Hold Seats in the Senate

Heddy ("That's Hedley!") Hedley: "Crimes?"

Criminal: "Rape, cattle rustling, general mayhem, and rape."

Hedley: "You said rape twice."

Criminal: "I like rape."

Here are the names of 30 senators who believe that corporations hired by the U.S. government should be allowed to get away with raping our sisters, friends, mothers, aunts, daughters, etc.

Alexander (R-TN) Barrasso (R-WY) Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burr (R-NC) Chambliss (R-GA) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Corker (R-TN)

Cornyn (R-TX) Crapo (R-ID) DeMint (R-SC) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Graham (R-SC) Gregg (R-NH) Inhofe (R-OK) Isakson (R-GA) Johanns (R-NE)

Kyl (R-AZ) McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Risch (R-ID) Roberts (R-KS) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Wicker (R-MS)

Al Franken recently introduced a defense bill "amendment [that] calls for withholding defense contracts from companies like KBR (a former Halliburton subsidiary) if they restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery and discrimination cases to court." Read the article.

The amendment was inspired by Jamie Leigh Jones who was gang raped by her fellow KBR (a Halliburton [headed fomerly by Dick Cheney] subsidiary) employees and locked in a container for 24 hours.

The 30 above senators voted against it, basically stating that the U.S. should protect rapist corporations from litigation, thus making the illegal legal. These senators are stating that corporations hired by the occupational government of the U.S. should be allowed to commit rape as often as they enjoy doing so.

Whaddya say, men? Do you think it is OK for corporations to rape your mothers, sisters, wives, lovers, friends, etc., like these 30 senators do?

Our First Guests

Yesterday we had our first guests at our house, Dean Lookinghawk and his wife Mary, and Russell and Pearl Means.

Russell is a longtime activist. He's been around a long time. He was at the occupation of Wounded Knee in '73, has a book out, a website, etc.

He was on "Mitakuye Oyasin" radio program, with Dean, Louis Sowa, and I. He had a lot of important things to say about the state of America. With the help of Louis, that show may be up on the KBOO website sometime in the near future.

Afterward, they all came to our new house and Shusli and I enjoyed all of their company, we had a good time.

Russell said he had forgot to say something to the women out there. He had asked some elder women who had been in long term relationships how they made it work. They told him that they treat their husbands like they are 12-years-old. Men, they said, will do three things: pout, throw tantrums, and want their moms. If women can understand that, then their lives will be much easier. Shusli almost choked on her water when he said this. OK, I admit it, it works, so before you guyst start whining and throwing tantrums...Pearl made mention of how he had called her in New Mexico to ask where something was in their house in South Dakota, and she told him. We all had a good laugh. It was fun!

Shusli's knee isn't so good at the moment, so when we offered food, Mary and Pearl got up to help. After showing them where things were, and Pearl finding a bread knife that I wasn't able to, I was basically kicked out of the kitchen and they prepared a wonderful little feast.

Shusli gave them some of her wonderful Huckleberry Jam, which Russel opened a jar and we ate half of before they left. Good times were had by all.

[side note: Hey U.S. I am hearing a few rumors that, if like you wonderful idea of the '60's, Operation Northwoods, will hopefully not come true. There are a few possible consipiracy theories out there that in the next couple of weeks, you government types want to be at war with Iran. Is that true? As well, there is an alleged operation Northwoods type activity goin' on stating that you, the U.S. government, plan on staging attacks on the American people in shopping malls so you all can instate martial law and a few other delicious oppressive laws. Is that true?]

I guess that's about all for now. Thanks, folks. Sorry I haven't been writing more, we've been busy moving.

DON'T BOTHER ME!

I'M BUSY MOVING!

Yes, we've moved from Sellwood to East of Hollywood in the Rose City Park neighborhood.

Gotta Love It!

Obama Won the Peace Prize?!!!!!

Wait a minute. Isn't Obama attempt to escalate the war with Afghanistan? So, he is a man of war (including the continued war in Iraq), and wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

Well, Henry Kissinger won it, too. Hank is only wanted in 3 countries for war crimes. You're gonna have to work hard to catch up, Barack.

Oh, yeah, and Archbishop Stepinac was going to be cannonized as a saint by the Vatican Crime Organization. There were lots of protests over that though considering his genocide against the orthodox Serbs during WWII.

Histerical Fiction

I hate the historical figure, Vatican Crime Boss, Pope Pius XII. I have in my lineup, next on my list in fact, "Hitler's Pope: The Secret History of Pius XII," by John Cornwell.

I saw at the library a CD copy of "A Special Mission: Hitler's Secret Plot to Seize the Vatican and Kidnap Pope Pius XII," by Dan Kurzman. I have only listened to the first of the 8 cd's, and find it very fascinating. I don't find what Dan says fascinating, but more what he doesn't say.

Allegedly, Karl Wolff was supposed to kidnap and steal the Vatican's stolen wealth when they occupied Rome after Mussolini was ousted. Dan's writing makes one feel sympathy not only for the Nazi's he talks about, but also for the misunderstood Torquemada. What Dan doesn't mention are some very relevant facts to the case. Eugenio Pacelli, better known by his Vatican Crime Boss name, Pope Pius XII, signed the Lateran treaty with Mussolini and the Reichskonkordat with the Nazi's, putting the full force of the Vatican Crime Organization behind the fascists because he recognized that he could ride on their power to gain global power.

Allegedly, John Cornwell took back some of his allegations, however, Arvo Manhattan never has.

For those of you who have been reading this blog, you know that Eugenio Pacelli oversaw the Ustashi in Croatia with a VCO crime boss by the name of Archbishop Stepinac. You've undoubtedly read my posts about Jasenovac and Arvo Manhattan. If not, search them out and read.

Pacelli was also helpful with The Rat Line, in which the Vatican Crime Organization helped get Nazi's and Ustashi to such friendly nations as the U.S., Australia, and Argentina. So, to fantasize that this criminal bastard helped and saved many Jews is a bunch of BULLSHIT! He did, however, help in the slaughter of many orthodox Serbs, such as the one pictured below. My understanding is that the saw is in a museum near Gradina.

Love the VCO Crime Boss, Pope Pius XII, or some good Catholic Ustashi boys may just saw your head off.

KBOO Pledge Drive

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Thanks to Kevin, pictured here with the mural he is making in front of KBOO, KBOO is getting a facelift from the horrifically bland beige without a logo (who the heck thought that up has a non-creative mind) to the fantastic eye catching beauty that Kevin is creating. I'll update that photo tomorrow.

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It Is Time To Upset Your Status Quo

"Anytime anyone upsets the status quo
you're stabbed in the back
by the so called liberal hos.
I know this much,
this much I know,
people are dying
It's time to go!"

--Black 47 from their song "It's Time to Go!"

Shusli and I had a very interesting weekend. Seeing Derrick Jensen again was great. I'd like to get some time to just sit and BS with him. He is an awesome, clear minded fella.

Sunday, Shusli and I went to a panel at the Econvergence conference about "Radical Sustainability." John Zerzan, Judy BlueHorse Skelton, Frodo Okulam, and A. C. Keefer were supposed to be the speakers, but Zerzan didn't show up and Urban Scout took his place. Shusli and I went specifically to see John Zerzan because of the BS he is spreading about Derrick Jensen. John has taken out of context what Derrick said about laws. Oddly, when you listen to John and read the transcript of what Derrick actually said, it is easy to realize that John Zerzan is either deliberately lying or at the very least distorting the facts. I've seen his comments on Youtube and read the actual transcript of what Derrick said, thanks to Shusli.

I hate it when people NARROW the path to saving the world to ONE ideal because it makes all others out as not being helpful. John Zerzan has stated that one CANNOT be anti-civilization unless you are an "anarcho-primitivist," and he is one. What he seems to believe is that there is ONE path to the salvation of the world and he is on it and if you aren't, you are pro-civilization. WRONG ANSWER! In my opinion, we all have our own tools to use in the salvation of the world. Are we brave enough to dig them out and use them? What will it take to get us to that point?

I'm not sure why Zerzan is saying these things. It suggests jealousy. It suggests he is upset with Derrick for getting more attention than him. This happens when folk consider themselves more important than their message.

Shusli informed me that Zerzan made a post on Indy Media stating he was not invited to the Econvergence. [I don't read Indy Media because they censor. They claim not to, but Shusli and I both as well as many others have been censored on that site.] I've heard that John was not initially invited, maybe due to an oversight. John brought this discrepancy to the eyes of the Econvergence organizers. So he was invited to speak on the panel of "Radical Sustainability." He didn't show.

I've heard of the good works of Judy Blue Horse Skelton. She is well known and has done much to help the people according to the vast amount of word of mouth I heard about her. I liked most of what she said except for two things. Judy was talking about indigenous lifeways and stated that Derrick Jensen called these "magical thinking." In discussions with Shusli afterward, who has read more of his work than I, we could not think of ANY time Derrick spoke of indigenous lifeways as magical thinking. Derrick has been more supportive of indigenous lifeways as a non-Indian than any other person I know of or have met. Even more so than some Indians I know as. I have NO idea where that came from.

Judy also mentioned that Mother Earth will take care of herself. In a discussion with Shusli afterward, she told me that was actually the "Gaia Theory." That mother earth, when tired of us, will scrape us off and begin anew. I have two problems with this. It gives a carte blanche rape and destruction excuse to coporations as they will be scraped off at sometime so they might as well get all they can. Another thing is that the extinct species are not gonna come back after we get scraped off. The salmon are not going to magically reappear after we get scraped off.

One fella stated "we all know Derrick Jensen is a great divider." This is a blanket statement designed to legitimize the speakers comments without any question. It gives the look of legitimacy without actual content. I have never heard Derrick state nor insinuate that he wants to divide us. I have never heard him attack folk on a personal level. I have never heard him say anything in a separatist form. I have never heard him be divisive and have never read any of his work as divisive. I have never heard him state that his way is the only way. Where did this come from other than to mis-inform and divide the people?; to be exactly what he claims Derrick is. Plus, it is rather presumptive, arrogant, and imperialist, in my opinion, to assume that we all think like he does.

One woman stated she believes that civilization can continue in its current form without using violence. Does she think the Nigerians are gonna give up the oil they want to stay in the earth and are willing to fight to keep there? That resource will have to be taken by force so we can continue to drive cars.

One fella stated that we are all the corporations and goverment etc., and therefore must Love them and treat them with respect because they are like us. WRONG ANSWER! Two women in the back didn't identify with that and neither did Shusli and I. It is like saying that since you are a participant in your rape by being there to be raped, you are just like the rapist and must Love and respect your rapist. No! You must kill your rapist, in my opinion. Stop them by "any means necessary."

Listening to these liberals wax on about how they want to continue to live the same privileged existence without making any changes that might inconvenience them made me shut off after a while. We left when one woman stated that the Dalai Lama was violent because he ate meat (did I mention I hate imperialist vegans?). I do agree that the Dalai Lama is violent, but because he was a slaver. The Lama system in Tibet practiced a rather brutal form of slavery. Peace Love and Joy just sells better than slaves to the public that has little idea of the history of such folk. But the holier than thou vegans are willing to tell us how it is rather than ally and discuss with us how to save the world. After Sunday, Shusli and I both have come to realize that we have a long way to go. There are few people we are willing to ally with.

At home, Shusli brought to my attention that some white folks are taking it upon themselves to redefine what is and isn't indigenous on the Derrick Jensen Forum. When Shusli and Derrick offer a different point of view, these folk whom you'd think would be more intelligent, close their minds. I have a theory about this:

When the current war with Iraq was started, I was working at Boydstun Metal Works. I told my boss my objections to the war the next morning. I had been speaking out against the impending war since the day I had started working there three months previous. My boss told me she believed that every living Iraqi should be killed because SHE WAS SCARED! She didn't have anything to be scared of. The Iraqi's did and still do. For her own peace of mind she was willing to let others commit genocide against the Iraqi people so she could sleep better at night. Not so America could sleep better, her family, her friends...just her. I was fired later that afternoon.

Many white folk are TERRIFIED of being treated like the rest of us or like they know we have been. We had genocide and many other crimes committed against us so many white folk can enjoy they privileges they now have. What if they face genocide? What if they face racism? What if they get treated like second class citizens? More to the point: WHAT IF THEY LOSE ANY OF THEIR ILL GOTTEN PRIVILEGES?! "WHAT ABOUT ME?"

Many white folk also feel guilt. So many hundreds of white folks have told me such. Many even telling me they don't want to feel guilty. My therapist told me I cannot control the feelings of others. I am not making you feel guilty, you are. Guilt is an excuse to do nothing. Get off your lazy white ass and do something for the people. Don't leave it up to me, Shusli, Derrick, or anyone else to tell you what to do. FIGURE IT OUT!

There are some common offensive and racist techniques used mostly by liberals to legitimize their occupation of our land. Here are a few:

In dealing with Indians, white folk know they don't have a leg to stand on. Their privilege is gained through an occupation of our land, as well as other unpleasant activities to the lesser privileged. The occupation came through genocide. They suck the resources out of the land to create their civilization. They continue to oppress the indigenous. They can't slaughter us like in the good old days, so they take it upon themselves to redefine who we are so they can legitimize their illegal and occupation of our land.

White folk say they are indigenous to Europe. Being indigenous, they tell us they stand on equal footing with us Indians as to having a right to occupy our land. This is stated to dismiss out of hand that Indians were here to begin with. They simply win the argument and no further discussion is needed. As Indians we have an ancient relationship with this land. Our ancestors were here since time immemorial. Why don't white folk head on back to Europe if that is how they truly feel and reoccupy their own land?

The United States Signed some 800 treaties with Indian nations. Article six, section two of the U.S. constitution states treaties are the supreme law of the land. Treaties are contracts between nations. You may have signed a contract to buy a car on payments. What happens when you don't live up to your contract? The conditions return to what they were prior to the signing of the agreement and your car gets reposessed. The U.S. violated ALL treaties signed with the Indian nations. Even according to your own laws this is OUR land.

White folk like to say that according to science, Indians came from China 11,000 years ago, thus Indians are not indigenous to this land. They dismiss out of hand what Indians have to say about this because Indians are perceived as inferior. If you walk up to someone and tell them how it is and don't discuss it with them, in my opinion, you see them as inferior. Vine Deloria, Jr., wrote a book exposing the Fantasy that is American archaeology/anthropology in its view of Indians. It is titled "Red Earth, White Lies." What he shows in that book will disturb all you who believe in the science religion. Archaeology/anthropology is treated more like a religion than a science. Vine talks about sites that were over 150,000 years old, but since they didn't fit the hierarchical structure of the alleged scientific knowledge, these scientists were dismissed to an extent and the sites buried, as it were. Vine also points out that there is no basis, NONE, for the Bering Land Sea Bridge crossing. Are you getting scared your fantasies may crumble?

White folk like to state all life originated in Africa, thus the only people who are really indigenous are blacks who are still in Africa. Again, read "Red Earth, White Lies," and question the science religion. Besides, all that crap doesn't mean that you can keep your ill gotten privilege. You'll have to come up with a more comprehensive argument than that.

It is also argued that the Jews used their Indigenousness in Israel to regain the occupation of their land base and look at the horrible things they are doing. Israel is a nation for two other reasons than Jewishness. Christian fundamentalists had tried for at least 150 years to get the Jews back to Israel in order to bring about Armageddon. As well, the U.S. needed a military might that wasn't their own to help control the Middle East and the flow of oil. Here in the U.S., they just take our resources because we have no military might nor is it helpful for them to supply us with one. The nation of Israel should indeed face justice for their crimes, but so should all the other nation states, like the U.S. for what they have done to Indians past and present.

Archaeology/anthropology was founded on the racist principles of proving white folk to be the master race.

My theory is thus:

Many white folk, those that practice defining what is and isn't Indian in ANY FORM, do so because they need to feel comfort within their own privilege because they are scared and or feel guilt. They are scared of being treated the same (in whole or in part) as the others and or losing any of their privileges (especially the latter). Instead of talking with Indians and working with Indians, it is easier to redefine what is and isn't Indian to suit their own desires.

They feel guilty, which is based in Christian dogma, whether or not they are Christian. They feel guilty for what has happened to Indians and thus want to feel comfort from that guilt. Instead of talking with Indians and working with Indians, it is easier to redefine what is and isn't Indian to suit their own desires.

Let me make it perfectly clear to all non-indigenous who practice defining who and what is indigenous...YOU HAVE NO RIGHT! Do not believe we think the same way you do. How ARROGANT! Because your people did and do what they do does NOT mean we would do the same to you. We are not you! Face that fact! Work with us! Stop working against us!

Since you give yourself the power to define what is and isn't indigenous, do we Indians get the power to define who and what you are?

Derrick Jensen

Yesterday, Saturday, October 3, 2009, Shusli and I went to see Derrick Jensen speak at the First Unitarian Church in beautiful downtown Portland. He was here as part of what is called Econvergance.

Derrick is a well known "anti-civ" author. His books include "Endgame," "The Culture of Make Believe," "A Language Older Than Words," "Walking on Water," and about 10 others. Shusli and I highly recommend reading all of them.

Prior to his talk, I watched Derrick walk in down the aisle like he was part of the audience. He talked with folks he knew like all the audience members were doing, and there was no crazy fanfare as is usually involved with celebrity and semi-celebrity types.

Derrick is a strong non-indigenous ally of us indigenous types, one of the strongest I have ever met. He is a rare clear thinker who sees things for what they are and writes about them as such. Civilization is killing the planet. He points out the polluted rivers, air, landbase. He points out the slaughter of millions and that the U.S. is a nation of occupation. He is a teacher of this knowledge. And he asks that all important and rather dangerous question: What are we going to do about it?

If corporations were poisoning your kids, what would you do? If corporations and the government they own were putting toxins in the breast milk of women, what would you do? If corporations were posioning our rivers and making our salmon go extinct, what would you do? And coporations are doing just that and so much more, and what are we going to do about it? What is your threshold? What is the final straw before you do your part? Not an easy question to answer. Not black and white at all.

A young woman stood up during the Q and A and stated she doesn't want to go to prison or die or anything like that, so who is gonna do any of the things that need to get done (such as taking out a dam or two so the salmon and other species and humans can live)? Derrick pointed out that only 2% of the Irish Republican Army took up arms. The rest were support folk protecting those that did so and helping them as best they could. She can do support for those of us who are willing to stand on the front lines.

"We are living in occupied territory..." Derrick stated at one point of his talk. Only three of us appluaded, Shusli, me, and a powerful writer and thinker from BC named Waziyatawin. We must have been the only three indigenous types in the church. It is telling of the "convergence" of native and non-native resistance and understanding.

So, the question is: What are we gonna do about the destruction of the salmon and all of the natural world? What is our threshold before we finally do something, anything?