6) “I was startled & confused as to why he had approached me. We had already been yelled at by another group of protestors, and when the second group approached I was worried that a situation was getting out of control where adults were attempting to provoke teenagers.” Bullshit.
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17) You can clearly hear a student say, “Land gets stolen. That’s how it works. It’s the way of the world.” That is not appropriate. That is not respect. That is pure white privilege.
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18) Getting the opportunity to say you did nothing wrong and having outlets print your statement IN FULL without any context (
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19) Nothing in the student’s entire statement recognized the indigenous struggle or that an apology is due. It was a legal statement as per the account of a high school student & likely written by an attorney. The statement is a whitewashing of the incident that occurred.
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20) In wearing a MAGA hat in public, you must own the responsibility that comes with it. For many, it represents violence, hatred, misogyny, and more. You have the freedom to wear it. That is your choice. But know that hat is seen by many as a threat to their very existence.
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21) No surprise here, but it appears the only people who believe what I stated above to be untrue... are WHITE. I urge you all to read the comments that follow that tweet.
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22) Many have responded to me saying that celebrities and journalists have called for the death of the students. I have yet to see those tweets. Please send them to me. AGAIN, I believe doxxing/threatening kids is wrong. Some exceptions: Ethan Couch, baby Hitler, Dylann Roof...
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23) Watching and reading journalists/outlets succumb to the right wing narrative of this is no surprise. The full video does little to change the fact that this was exactly as it seemed - white students jeered, tomahawked, and mocked an indigenous elder. <END OF THREAD>
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A teen boy having his space and his group invaded by a dominating Native guy .. did not hit or call him names.. he but smiled at what he could not process.. Have you spent any time with teenagers lately?
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