UN demands US relinquish control of Mount Rushmore.

Platapus · 05-07-12, 06:40 PM

Wow, you guys get spun up over the littlest things.

The UN has not decided anything. Nor will they.

1. The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is not a legally binding resolution.

2. Nothing in the 46 articles indicates in any way that a country would ever have to give anything back. There is an article for reparations, but that is only for land taken illegally. Since the US writes the laws, most of what we did to the Indians was legal.

3. Not to doubt the Daily Mail, but according to the UN website, the reports of Mr. S. James Anaya don't mention Mt Rushmore. BTW the Daily Mail could not even get his name right.

What Mr. Anaya is saying about the US is the same he is saying about other countries "you guys really need to improve the way you preserve indigenous cultures. "

In other words, nothing to see here folks.

August · 05-07-12, 07:20 PM

They just want to get their evil UN hands on the treasure buried beneath Mt. Rushmore. You can't fool me, I have National Treasure II.

Stealhead · 05-07-12, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Wow, you guys get spun up over the littlest things.

The UN has not decided anything. Nor will they.

1. The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is not a legally binding resolution.

2. Nothing in the 46 articles indicates in any way that a country would ever have to give anything back. There is an article for reparations, but that is only for land taken illegally. Since the US writes the laws, most of what we did to the Indians was legal.

3. Not to doubt the Daily Mail, but according to the UN website, the reports of Mr. S. James Anaya don't mention Mt Rushmore. BTW the Daily Mail could not even get his name right.

What Mr. Anaya is saying about the US is the same he is saying about other countries "you guys really need to improve the way you preserve indigenous cultures. "

In other words, nothing to see here folks.

Well that is pretty obvious.I just thought that the GPS comment was funny.I like how some members of native tribes make a big deal about a bit of ground being special to them for example a Seminole reservation here in Florida they made a huge deal about a bit of land and got it back becuase it had been a burial ground Know what stands on that ground now?A Hard Rock Casino how about the indigenous cultures respect their own? I know such things are not the reflection of all Native Americans but you cant tell me that a casino being on top of your old burial ground is not a desecration.

05-08-12, 12:04 AM

If people are going to go about handing back land to their original owners, maybe we should find some Celts to hand the majority of western Europe back to.

Betonov · 05-08-12, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Rilder

If people are going to go about handing back land to their original owners, maybe we should find some Celts to hand the majority of western Europe to.

I have a red beard, how much of western europe you had in mind

05-07-12, 06:40 PM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,375 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Wow, you guys get spun up over the littlest things. The UN has not decided anything. Nor will they. 1. The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is not a legally binding resolution. 2. Nothing in the 46 articles indicates in any way that a country would ever have to give anything back. There is an article for reparations, but that is only for land taken illegally. Since the US writes the laws, most of what we did to the Indians was legal. 3. Not to doubt the Daily Mail, but according to the UN website, the reports of Mr. S. James Anaya don't mention Mt Rushmore. BTW the Daily Mail could not even get his name right. What Mr. Anaya is saying about the US is the same he is saying about other countries "you guys really need to improve the way you preserve indigenous cultures. " In other words, nothing to see here folks. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-07-12, 07:20 PM	#2
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,211 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	They just want to get their evil UN hands on the treasure buried beneath Mt. Rushmore. You can't fool me, I have National Treasure II. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

05-08-12, 12:04 AM	#4
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	If people are going to go about handing back land to their original owners, maybe we should find some Celts to hand the majority of western Europe back to.