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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 15 Oct 2018

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      1. I understand why Warren did this politically, but it has to be said that the conflation of DNA with tribal identity (which Trump also does) is a classic case of whites imposing their ideology on cultures that have very different outlooks & practises. https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1051783184390664192 …

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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 15 Oct 2018

      2. DNA can't prove anything about "Indian" identity because tribal membership indigenous groups has rarely been about bloodlines. There's a long history of tribes adopting members from other tribes, as well as Europeans & Africans.

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 15 Oct 2018

      3. In the video, Warren makes the proper distinction: "I'm not enrolled in a tribe, and only tribes determine tribal citizenship. I understand and respect that distinction." My worry is by doing DNA test she legitimizes dumb, Trumpian understanding of Native identity.

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        1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 15 Oct 2018

          4. Going forward, I do think one thing Warren can do is point out how bad Trump is on Native issues (including with Kavanaugh nomination) & just say his Pocahontas attack is part of a more general contempt for all things Native.

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        2. SpiderHyphenMan‏ @SpiderHyphenMan 15 Oct 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          This has always been about "my mom had enough Native American blood for my dad's parents to be racist assholes," never about "I'm totes for real a member of the tribe"

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        3.  🌻Girl Geek for Ukranian Independence‏ @girlgeek_rva 15 Oct 2018
          Replying to @SpiderHyphenMan @HeerJeet

          It's always been about making a "white people are the real victims" argument as a prophylactic against a smart woman with working class midwestern roots who spent her career educating people about debt slavery.

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        1. Matt Wisnefske - a fungible token.‏ @mwisnefske 15 Oct 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          It would be nice if we could just blame Trump for things he does. Like, is there any way that any response from Warren would convince any meaningful percent of his supporters that war-whoops and "Pocahontas" were inappropriate?

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        1. Bob The Wonder‏ @Bobthe1der 15 Oct 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Don't know that she had a choice, if she was serious about running. Questions were raised regarding her honesty.

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        2. Scott ( 🌻)‏ @scottbails13 15 Oct 2018
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          But, as we learned with birth certificates, facts really don't change the narrative.

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        3. Spectral Opcodes‏ @quanta_chaos 15 Oct 2018
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          Because the attacks are not meant in good faith in a quest for truth. They are BS. The only response is say buzz off and to redirect towards a positive goal that you are working on.

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        1. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar‏ @golux13 15 Oct 2018
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          My sense is that she got the DNA test only to show that her family lore of Cherokee heritage was not completely fabricated, not to claim an identity.

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        1. Wookin’ Pa Nub‏ @jjrayn 15 Oct 2018
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          Jesus Christ Warren can’t win here. She’d have been better off never recognizing her family history. Now for my counter thread: Man named Jeet denies a woman agency: 1/379

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        1. Andrew Long‏ @andrewlong166 15 Oct 2018
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          Her need to own the “issue” and put it behind her predates Trump. This is an effective move. Especially to get it done during this re-election cycle. Even though some are criticizing her for focus on herself now. It IS her campaign, and she has every right to conduct it this way.

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