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Nautica Western
Nautica Western is on page 229 of 320
“..the legacy of settler colonialism can be seen in the endless wars [..], the trillions spent on [military] instead of social services and quality public education; the cross profits of corporations, each of which has greater resources and funds than more than half the countries in the world yet pay minimal taxes and provide few jobs for US citizens..”
— Nov 06, 2026 11:19AM
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)

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Nautica Western
Nautica Western is on page 235 of 320
“… in continuing to find or invent enemies across the globe, expand what is already the largest military force in the world, and add to an elaborate global network of military bases, all in the name of national or global ‘security,’ does not the United States today resemble Mrs. Winchester constantly trying to foil her ghosts?”
— Nov 06, 2026 11:39AM
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)


Nautica Western
Nautica Western is on page 227 of 320
Cultural militarization in then United States is scary dystopian when you think about it hard enough
— Nov 06, 2026 11:01AM
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)


Nautica Western
Nautica Western is on page 225 of 320
“The purpose of this expulsion was the create a US military base on one of the Chagossian islands, Diego Garcia. As if being rounded up and removed from their homelands in the name of global security were not cruel enough, [Chagossuans] had to watch [..] their pet dogs into sealed sheds where they were gassed and burned.”
— Nov 06, 2026 10:42AM
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)


Nautica Western
Nautica Western is on page 222 of 320
“Prior to 2001, Kaplan rightly observes, the US Army’s Special Operations Command had been carrying out maneuvers since the 1980s in ‘170 countries per year […]”
— Nov 06, 2026 10:01AM
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)


Nautica Western
Nautica Western is on page 220 of 320
“To be sure, the problem for the American military was less [Islamic] fundamentalism than anarchy. The War on Terrorism was really about taking the frontier.” [Kaplan]
— Nov 06, 2026 09:59AM
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)


Nautica Western
Nautica Western is on page 218 of 320
“US militarism and imperialism [exploded] when the election of George W. Bush turned over control of US foreign policy to a long-gestating neoconservative and warmongering faction [..]. Their subsequent eight years of political control included two major military invasions and hundreds of small wars employing US Special Forces around the globe.”
— Nov 05, 2026 08:08PM
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)


Nautica Western
Nautica Western is on page 208 of 320
Cont. “But there are funds available, [..] more than a billion dollars. […] The money stems from a 1980 Supreme Court ruling […] for the taking of the Black Hills in 1877 […]. The only problem: The Sioux never wanted the money because the land was never for sale.”

The Black Hills, by the way, includes Mount Rushmore
— Nov 04, 2026 01:15PM
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)


Nautica Western
Nautica Western is on page 207 of 320
“The reporter described a Sioux reservation as one of the most difficult places in which to live […]. Few people in the Western Hemisphere have shorter life expectancies. […] Unemployment rates are consistently above 80 percent. […] half the children live in poverty, and the average income is $8,000 a year.” Cont.
— Nov 04, 2026 01:13PM
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)


Nautica Western
Nautica Western is on page 193 of 320
“‘Indian Country’ and ‘In Country’ mean ‘behind enemy lines.’ Its current use should serve to remind us of the origins and development of the US military, as well as the nature of our political and social history: annihilation into unconditional surrender.”
— Nov 01, 2026 07:59PM
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)


Nautica Western
Nautica Western is on page 192 of 320
“One of [Lieutenant William “Rusty”] Calley’s biggest supporters was Jimmy Carter, then governor of Georgia. Three years later, as president, Carter would pardon Calley.”

The US government sympathizing with perpetrators of unfathomable evil? Nobody gasped
— Nov 01, 2026 05:00PM
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)


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