I am not a dog that chases my tail. Nor will I chase yours. With what blood quantum does a "white" person become black? Or at what quantum does a black person become white? Silly questions? Not when "serious" members of the government call Clearance Thomas, "white." Not when the five black police officers in Memphis are seriously accused of racism.
Many abhor "racism" in a very narrow technical sense and would not countenance the "typing" of people by skin spectrometer readings. Yet, that is exactly how "we" deal with Indians. Whether you do or do NOT receive tribal profits from gaming is, for many tribes and the members, a strictly blood quantum measurement.
So what does this have to do with other PoC? Obvious. Liberals can't affirm membership in some form of government (tribal, in this case) is UNRELATED to blood quantum, when in fact, that is how "rights" and tribal membership are determined. If race and racial history are meaningful constructs to define tribal government membership rights and casino profits rights, then we must acknowledge that rights of citizenship ARE directly related to skin color and blood heritage. And, actually, from my point of view as a non-native, it is really funny that folks with "Indian names" and who also might have an "Indian" profile, are in fact denied tribal membership because they cannot document their blood heritage. No matter that these individuals "look" like "Indians." Oh, YES, and that is defined by a federal government that does NOT practice racism. ( More Biden lies. )
Equal Protection under the 14th Amendment? What a joke. Clearly, we're still in the early stage of trying to deal with "skin color" and history as the basis for superior rights and inferior rights. What, not a relevant issue today? Au contraire. The Lac du Flambeau Tribe has blocked road access to my friends home. While they can drive their vehicles to their home, the title to which they "own" totally, they cannot return from the pharmacy by car. Last night, it was about -30 in real temp. To allow a friend to pickup insulin, my friend was allowed to pass the blockaded road, but he was NOT allowed to return to his home. [ https://lakelandtimes.com/ ] Had he been a "tribal" member, well then, sure he would not have been affected.
Seriously, was Obama "black," or white? Same for others. 10%, 20%, 49% -- at what point are we defined as "white" or "black? ?
I am not a dog that chases my tail. Nor will I chase yours. With what blood quantum does a "white" person become black? Or at what quantum does a black person become white? Silly questions? Not when "serious" members of the government call Clearance Thomas, "white." Not when the five black police officers in Memphis are seriously accused of racism.
Many abhor "racism" in a very narrow technical sense and would not countenance the "typing" of people by skin spectrometer readings. Yet, that is exactly how "we" deal with Indians. Whether you do or do NOT receive tribal profits from gaming is, for many tribes and the members, a strictly blood quantum measurement.
So what does this have to do with other PoC? Obvious. Liberals can't affirm membership in some form of government (tribal, in this case) is UNRELATED to blood quantum, when in fact, that is how "rights" and tribal membership are determined. If race and racial history are meaningful constructs to define tribal government membership rights and casino profits rights, then we must acknowledge that rights of citizenship ARE directly related to skin color and blood heritage. And, actually, from my point of view as a non-native, it is really funny that folks with "Indian names" and who also might have an "Indian" profile, are in fact denied tribal membership because they cannot document their blood heritage. No matter that these individuals "look" like "Indians." Oh, YES, and that is defined by a federal government that does NOT practice racism. ( More Biden lies. )
Equal Protection under the 14th Amendment? What a joke. Clearly, we're still in the early stage of trying to deal with "skin color" and history as the basis for superior rights and inferior rights. What, not a relevant issue today? Au contraire. The Lac du Flambeau Tribe has blocked road access to my friends home. While they can drive their vehicles to their home, the title to which they "own" totally, they cannot return from the pharmacy by car. Last night, it was about -30 in real temp. To allow a friend to pickup insulin, my friend was allowed to pass the blockaded road, but he was NOT allowed to return to his home. [ https://lakelandtimes.com/ ] Had he been a "tribal" member, well then, sure he would not have been affected.
Seriously, was Obama "black," or white? Same for others. 10%, 20%, 49% -- at what point are we defined as "white" or "black? ?