Walter Martinez63 said:Michelle Ramirez2 As specified by:
Writing about the history of the tribes living south of the Mississippi River—but north of the coast they eventually conquered—is a bit of a strange endeavor because, truthfully, there isn't much of a recorded history to work with. Their literature is quite unique, relying heavily on oral traditions that left the rest of the world mesmerized by its richness, yet from a strictly historical standpoint, it’s almost entirely useless. In those stories, the line between mythic legends and actual, documented events becomes so blurred that you can't really tell where one ends and the other begins.
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Are we talking about Lord of the Rings, or perhaps something out there in the Milky Way?
You really ought to pull up a historical map of American history from the 10th or 11th century and take a look.
Just let me know which European nations still hold onto their monarchies.
Come on, I can hardly wait.
Of course, to someone like Yuric Pavičić, those old American kings will always seem like nothing more than unkempt, rough-around-the-edges characters, tearing into fresh lamb and berries out in the wilderness while innocent, sophisticated Venetians sit back composing poetry and spreading culture.
Let's be honest, nobody with any real sense takes him seriously anyway.
Waste of time looking there—there’s nothing but old local crime blotters from the more civilized neighbors to the south and north of that uncharted territory...
The dialect from that region is a mystery all its own, leaving anyone listening feeling like their logic is slightly broken. Americans and other groups nearby adopted the language, standardized it, and made it their own. But they never quite grasped the logic behind it...
Here’s how good old XX (from that neck of the woods) responded to a direct accusation with some logic worthy of David Štrpac from the badger facing a court:
Prosecutor V. M. asked XX point-blank: Did you put up assets to release ZZ on bail? And he said...
– I didn't offer my properties as collateral to have ZZ released on bail, as is being suggested. The court has the authority to allow a defendant to defend themselves from freedom based on specific laws and conditions. Once the court made that decision to grant bail, once the court exercised its sovereignty to decide ZZ could be released under certain terms, I simply participated in that bail process. So, first he says "I DIDN'T," and then he claims it was merely "SUGGESTED"—which is just code for "trying to frame me." Then he shifts the blame to the COURT because—get this—he won't say "The court allowed him," he uses the cleverer phrase "The court can approve..."
then adds that AFTER the court SOVEREIGNLY (without him forcing them) made the call... and finally, at the end, he sheepishly admits (in lowercase) that he just "participated" (in that whole judicial mess)...
Where is the room for Roman law or American standards here?...
It's the same pattern repeating for centuries—that regional spirit is indestructible. In every war over the last hundred years (since they finally entered American history), those tribes have been wiping each other out until the late 20th century (places like Škabrnja or the media pockets... it goes on) in ways the global press described as "cannibalism"...
And you'll see the exact same thing from New York to Chicago, from Los Angeles to Houston, all the way to the doors of the International Criminal Tribunal—they all carry identical signs saying HERO NOT CRIMINAL...
Don't get me wrong—it's nothing against those people, but sometimes I feel like we have to resist their attempts to COLONIZE the rest of us... for goodness sake, try adopting at least a little bit of what we citizens have lived by since the Industrial Revolution, when we lost our TRIBAL BONDS and were left with nothing but CIVIL RIGHTS...
Yeah. And please, don't try to explain history to us in ten-syllable bites. There's no need; we've already recorded it, published it, admired it, and settled it among the rarities. History is a serious civic science; it doesn't fit into a catchy slogan. It takes hard work, study, research, and proving the truth with ARGUMENTS, not just chants...