Out of the Blue [Oct 14, 2024, 10:57 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Today is Columbus Day here in the U.S., and apparently elsewhere, as the
Wikipedia explains this
is celebrated in a bunch of other countries under various names. But the name
of the occasion here is also in flux, as it is also now Indigenous Peoples' Day for
many as part of the backlash of what can at the very least be called the
excesses of the Age of Exploration that lead to the Age of Imperialism. This
might explain why I feel this snuck up on me this year, as it doesn't seem to be
as prominent as it once was, despite still being a Federal Holiday.
Also, happy Thanksgiving to Canada, where this is celebrated on the second Monday in October. I like how the U.S. version falls on Thursday, but mid-October is a much better time for a celebration of fall than late November, which is too close to the holiday season, not to mention my birthday. So good on you, Canada. I'll try and hunt down some pumpkin pie to celebrate.
Also, happy Thanksgiving to Canada, where this is celebrated on the second Monday in October. I like how the U.S. version falls on Thursday, but mid-October is a much better time for a celebration of fall than late November, which is too close to the holiday season, not to mention my birthday. So good on you, Canada. I'll try and hunt down some pumpkin pie to celebrate.
Celebratory Round-up
Thanks Ant, Neutronbeam, and Max.Story
Science
- ‘Phenomenal’ tool sequences DNA and tracks proteins — without cracking cells open - Nature.
- Colossal snake measuring over 50 feet long found in India - The Brighter Side of News.
- 'Islands' of regularity discovered in the famously chaotic three-body problem - Phys.org.
- Can a Supplement Really Help Control Your Pesky Eye Floaters? - ScienceAlert.
Media
- VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGi 153. Thanks The Flying Penguin.
Follow-up
- Tea And Coffee May Affect Your Heart Health, New Study Says - HuffPost UK Life.
- SpaceX catches returning rocket in mid-air, turning a fanciful idea into reality - Ars Technica.
The Funnies
Burrito of Peace wrote on Oct 14, 2024, 20:48:Sepharo wrote on Oct 14, 2024, 20:39:Burrito of Peace wrote on Oct 14, 2024, 20:32:Sepharo wrote on Oct 14, 2024, 20:05:
The push for "Indigenous rights" exists within the context of the historical indigenous experience in America, not an idealized or technical reality... but actual reality.
Great. Are you going to push this hard for historical Irish rights since they were brutalized by the British just as hard? Or for whatever remains of the Huguenots because they were historically brutalized by French Roman Catholics? The Kurds whom have been historically brutalized by multiple different groups? Or the Almoravids who were brutalized by the Almohads? It's all the same context.
Because if the answer is "Yes" then, congrats, we're on the same page of universal human rights. If the answer is "no" then it quickly becomes "some animals are more equal than others".
Hey, you're the one pushing back on indigenous rights based on a "well technically" semantic argument that ignores reality.
I don' think it will be possible for us to be on the same page if you're essentially making an "All Lives Matter" argument that ignores the context.
Even using a phrase like "some animals are more equal than others" shows how wildly you miss the point.
Cool. You've ceded the discussion without answering anything based on the context you provided. We're done here.
I guess so.
But if your understanding of the scientific method includes human history and anthropology, then I would recommend reading up on the history of the indigenous in the Americas post European-contact, with a special emphasis on the relationship between the colonial and later national governments and those indigenous people, and especially regarding the history and technicalities of tribal sovereignty and citizenship.
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