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https://boingboing.net/2019/01/19/mob-of-young-maga-hat-wearers.html?fbclid=IwAR2XQsxCxFeVblLLeG-aMJSJudGedlutketWya1UQhQMUVf226IPl3IU6KIMark Frauenfelder / 9:36 am Sat Jan 19, 2019
Mob of young MAGA hat wearers surrounds Native American elder and mock him
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Kentucky's Covington Catholic High School's Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts are on lockdown this morning after a video was posted that shows a mob of students intimidating a Native American elder in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC.
The all-male school was participating in a March for Life rally, which coincided with the Indigenous People's March. As shown in the video, the students have surrounded a Native American man playing a drum and are hooting war cries and mocking him. The elder's name is Nathan Phillips, a Vietnam veteran and an Omaha keeper of a sacred pipe.
One of the students gets very close to Phillips' face and stares at him with a disturbing grin for several minutes as Phillips sings and beats the drum.
From Indian Country Today:
Phillips is also the subject of a previous racially-based incident when he was taunted and harassed by Eastern Michigan University students who were dressed stereo-typically as Native Americans. As reported in FOX 2 News, he was yelled at and hit by a thrown beer can.
Link to tweet
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)lkinwi
(1,477 posts)jpak
(41,758 posts)Bet on it.
Delarage
(2,186 posts)And shoved that arrogant asshole out of the way. I wish I had been there.
Elwood P Dowd
(11,443 posts)and Brown Shirts. Every single one of the punks that participated should be kicked out of school.
Baitball Blogger
(46,749 posts)For these private school reprobates
Codeine
(25,586 posts)Hard to punish a child for his behavior when the adults chaperoning him are cheering along. Racism is a feature of their religion, not a bug.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)religious school. Zero negative repurcussions will come out of this for any of these filthy fucks. They exemplify their faith.
dalton99a
(81,534 posts)David__77
(23,426 posts)And their parents as well.
Shipwack
(2,167 posts)The Superintendent of Schools Diocese of Covington @supmikeclines was in DC with them.
Call the Catholic school at 859-491-2247
I've heard that their voice mailbox is full and social media locked down.
David__77
(23,426 posts)With determination and strength.
Demovictory9
(32,465 posts)apcalc
(4,465 posts)UTUSN
(70,717 posts)Codeine
(25,586 posts)in Mitch McConnells office all lined up.
trueblue2007
(17,230 posts)Retrograde
(10,137 posts)Why do these young thugs remind me of our newest Supreme Court justice? Is it the smug attitude of privilege?
Beartracks
(12,816 posts)onethatcares
(16,176 posts)i.d. the chaperones and the participating "kids". You know if it was a POC mocking a non, the police would have been all over it and someone would be trying to heal in a D.C. jail.
SunSeeker
(51,579 posts)red dog 1
(27,827 posts)Where were the Capital Police?
The Lincoln Memorial is in their jurisdiction.
Richard D
(8,756 posts)I also got this:
859-491-2247 Principals email is browe@covcath.org
website~ https://www.covcath.org/about/directory
Richard D
(8,756 posts)Background on this video: "
VIDEO: Nathan Phillips, an Omaha Native pipe carrier steps into a group of Trump supporters to divert attention away from a group of African American protestors the crowd of MAGA youth were taunting.
In this video, you can see the moment Phillips and his group begin playing their drum, stepping in directly between the group of MAGA youth and the African American protestors to divert the energy away from them and towards him. Phillips, a Vietnam veteran and former director of Native Youth Alliance....
Accuracy is important when relaying news.
Instead of highlighting the ignorance of these youth, lets highlight the dignity and courage of these men. Both the African American men, and the native group that came to stand in solidarity with them in the face of hate.
PatSeg
(47,536 posts)I'm just now hearing about this and didn't realize there were also African American protesters there. This makes Phillips even more impressive, if that's possible.
LiberalFighter
(50,990 posts)Response to babylonsister (Original post)
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Scruffy1
(3,256 posts)The "pro-life" move is a fraud. It was and is nothing but a cover for white supremacy when it started to become objectionable. Now they can even justify voting for Trump because they are "pro-life" and not get called out.
BannonsLiver
(16,407 posts)As others have, Ive made this case for years. That pro lifers dont give a shit about these kids after theyre born, and deep down, hope POC choose abortion. They are all hypocrites.
C_U_L8R
(45,005 posts)And when this country summons the courage, it would be wise to exile these toxic MAGA scum.
Dr Vegas
(456 posts)Just bounced back, the http://www.covingtondiocese.org/ is also down
Doodley
(9,103 posts)Cousin Dupree
(1,866 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)when it comes to association with the Native Community. As a really old bugger,do remember
the So Called Indian Schools on the Reservations run by the Catholic Church,and the abuse of the Kids . So real horror stories came from persons whom were under the care of that Church. Lot's of scabs were picked today.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)It was getting ugly, and I was thinking: Ive got to find myself an exit out of this situation and finish my song at the Lincoln Memorial,? Phillips recalled. I started going that way, and that guy in the hat stood in my way and we were at an impasse. He just blocked my way and wouldnt allow me to retreat.