Comments on: Ancient History

By: Jason Godesky

Jason Godesky — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:50:48 +0000

Wulf, I could hardly disagree more. “Whether or not what was done to the American natives was wrong is irrelevant if it is only brought up to justify demands that have nothing to do with a return to their old way of life.” How do you figure? What does the injustice done to American natives have to do with their old way of life, except that they lived it at the time? These people do not share the same primitivist aspirations we hold, and we have no right to expect them to live like museum pieces for our own betterment. If they want to become part of the global civilization, I can certainly understand that choice, since they currently live in the only place worse than inside that civilization: underneath it. We owe these people something because of the horrible things we did to them. And we have no right whatsoever to tell them what they should or should not do with it. To try to strip them of their autonomy and tell them that we owe them nothing for what we’ve done if they don’t comply with our demands of how they should live, that presents an assertion that I would describe as “dishonorable, disrespectful and frankly, quite sick.”

By: The Wulf

The Wulf — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:05:00 +0000

In the end, all parties say what they will only as excuse: while most people will not give up television for life in a long-house, the American natives will not give up pick-up trucks and whiskey for it either. Whether or not what was done to the American natives was wrong is irrelevant if it is only brought up to justify demands that have nothing to do with a return to their old way of life. Consider the Mexicans who demand the return of their lands–if it is what they truely desire then they should be happy to take it and it should be happilyl be given, but the jobs, architecture, technology and U.S. dollar should be taken away along with the ‘conquerors’ for to accept any other terms would be to admit that the offended races are using the tragedies of their ancestors to their financial advantage and that is, well: dishonorable, disrespectful and frankly, quite sick.

By: Hasha

Hasha — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:45:37 +0000

So apparently, a couple of Arab princes are trying to drive the Hadza off the tribe’s land in Tanzania.

I didn’t much like the article (for example: “They [the women] must have sex with the men on demand; they cannot refuse” - WTF?), but I thought the information provided made it worth linking to.

By: Adamantine Chains (The Anthropik Network)

Adamantine Chains (The Anthropik Network) — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 03:43:55 +0000

[…] Neither does it address the terrible lengths DeBeers is willing to go to, not to find diamonds to sell, but to find diamonds to not sell, to keep the prices artificially high. In “Ancient History,” Giuli wrote about Jenny Tonge’s reprehensible rant, and the ploys of Debswana to destroy one of the last functioning human cultures on the planet for precisely this reason. Their court date is on 12 December, at which time they will plead their case as to why they deserve to survive. To help them, visit iwant2gohome.org […]

By: Ending the Stone Age (The Anthropik Network)

Ending the Stone Age (The Anthropik Network) — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:06:33 +0000

[…] That’s why I’m so excited about this new movie hitting theaters today, Blood Diamond. Yes, the Bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana have been begging Blood Diamond star Leonardo diCaprio to use his money and influence to help them get their land back from Debswana (as previously discussed here, here, and here), and he hasn’t done a damn thing. But we’ve known for a long time that Leo’s an asshole, and on the whole, this film will do far more good than Leo’s silence will do harm. How do I know that? Because DeBeers is freaking out. And any time a giant, evil, previously-assumed-to-be-all-powerful corporation is freaking out over a movie, you know that’s a movie you’ve got to see. […]

By: The Mid-Apocalypse Review: Indigenous Edition (The Anthropik Network)

The Mid-Apocalypse Review: Indigenous Edition (The Anthropik Network) — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:32:28 +0000

[…] Which brings us to everyone’s favorite, the Bushmen, who are also trying to go home. Little has changed since we last discussed them. They’re still being forced off their land and into resettlement camps so DeBeers can overcharge you for shiny rocks. But there is some good news: First People of the Kalahari, an organization of Gana and Gwi Bushmen in Botswana, launched their own website in early September called iwant2gohome.org. The homepage features photos of about 400 displaced Bushmen that give you direct quotes from them if you scroll your mouse over them. (This apparently doesn’t work in Mozilla Firefox browsers, though.) […]

By: The Anthropik Network » Watch your body change with Hoodia!

The Anthropik Network » Watch your body change with Hoodia! — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 13:57:24 +0000

[…] That was in 2003. Three years later, thanks to the genocidal greed of “Debswana” (an alliance between DeBeers and the Botswana government), the San are closer to total annihilation now more than ever (see “Ancient History” and “Endgame for the Bushmen.”) Obviously, Xhoba failed to make all the Bushmen “millionnaires” as Chennells–and many others–had hoped. The victory Chennells won for the Bushmen ultimately proved to be a mixed one, in itself. After the appetite-suppressing ingredient of Hoodia had already been patented,they managed to conclude an agreement assuring them of a share in any future profits generated by the slimming aid.Unfortunately, full recognition oftheir rights to land and cultural self-determination was not part ofthe deal. Today the active ingredient of Hoodia belongs to the owners of patents and licenses, and is no longer owned by the San. They are very dependent on those who hold the patent, and hence the exclusive rights to the use of Hoodia.8 […]

By: Giulianna Lamanna

Giulianna Lamanna — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 02:07:34 +0000

1920. And yeah… I’ve done that once or twice. But that damage was nothing compared to that time a gang of nail clippers massacred my family.

Bastard nail-clippers.

By: Vicky

Vicky — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 01:27:20 +0000

Whenever I try to do that, I end up peeling off too much nail and hurting myself. When were Band-Aids invented?

By: Giulianna Lamanna

Giulianna Lamanna — Wed, 31 May 2006 22:07:01 +0000

Dammit, you’ve discovered my secret!

Now I shall have to kill you with my plastic gun.

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