Opinions Please.

[-Talbot-]

No news thread for nearly 24 hours so....


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/20/outcry-after-kentucky-students-in-maga-hats-mock-native-american-veteran

[Prudie]

I saw this and thought it was very concerning (the fact it was so disrespectful a given). The smug look on that lad's face - verging on baby KKK

[Patsy33]

Ignorant biggots!

[maggiebee]

Think we have enough problems in the UK without being overly concerned about what is happening in Kentucky. Sure this will be dealt with in an appropriate manner.

[naomi24]

I don’t see anything wrong with an initiative to Make America Great Again, but I must be missing something here. I can't see that he's been attacked because he's Native American so would ask if other opponents of the wall are treated similarly or is his ethnicity being used by the media as a means to generate propaganda? I suspect so.

[naomi24]

Meant to add there are none more indigenous to that land than Native Americans. In short, this is designed solely to brand supporters of the wall racist.

[-Talbot-]

The Wall is a red herring.

I believe this indigenous American is a liar.

[choux]

Did you see the other report in the same edition?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/21/native-american-mocked-by-students-i-saw-my-country-being-torn-apart

Dependent upon anyone's point of view the video could show the young people joining in with the spirit of the music or mocking the Native American(s). The particular young man appears to have stood his ground, albeit with a lot of blinking so close to the drum!
Either way the young man has categorically denied the accusation.

[-Talbot-]

Well I have just read that, choux... and still, there is no mention of one of the indigenous Americans telling the white American children to bugg-er off back to Europe.

Why is that?

[choux]

We probably will never know, Talbot.

[Old_Geezer]

I have my own suspicions as to who was most trying to bully the other, but having not been there I'll just say that I think this seems to be a minor incident blown out of proportion.

[Mamyalynne]

So often these viral videos give a lopsided snapshot of an event, very hard to see the larger picture.

I'd be reluctant to give an opinion of what went on based on what I've just seen and read.

[Old_Geezer]

"no mention of one of the indigenous Americans telling the white American children to bugg-er off back to Europe"

Maybe because the indian tribes tried that a long time ago and ended up herded into reservations. Plus the existing lighter skinned folk are American having been born there after many of their ancestors had been previously.

[youngmafbog]

Smacks of a bit of an agenda here. Is there a full unedited video knocking about?

[jim360]

Who knows, but is it really so hard to believe that we are still plagued occasionally by young ignorant racists from time to time?

[choux]

I viewed this one:

[youngmafbog]

Not hard at all, bu before casting assertions I would like to know the full facts as I dont go in for trial by media.

Something just doesnt seem quite right on this one. Could be wrong of course. A full unedited vid would put it to bed one way or another.

[jim360]

Fair enough -- can't hold it against you if you want to be careful not to jump to conclusions!

[-Talbot-]

The unedited video is rather long and nobody on here (other than me) will watch it.

This bloke, a self-confessed Trump hater gives a fairly honest synopsis.

~~Warning, this video contains profanity.~~

[choux]

I hope that American never joins AB ...

He is not a fence-sitter for sure. Pity about his language:(

[-Talbot-]

And then people ask 'why don't you trust the MSM?'