harestonesdown
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Yet more sensless destruction for profit.
Jul 11, 2013, 19:58
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Alabama city destroying ancient Indian mound for Sam's Club
"City leaders in Oxford, Ala. have approved the destruction of a 1,500-year-old Native American ceremonial mound and are using the dirt as fill for a new Sam's Club, a retail warehouse store operated by Wal-Mart."
Wankers. :/
http://www.southernstudies.org/2009/08/alabama-city-destroying-ancient-indian-mound-for-sams-club.html
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nigelswift
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Re: Yet more sensless destruction for profit.
Jul 11, 2013, 20:06
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We clocked this story in 2009, the quote from the redneck Mayor was deservedly the quote of the week....
“What it’s going to be is more prettier than it is today.”
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scubi63
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Re: Yet more sensless destruction for profit.
Jul 11, 2013, 20:10
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Maybe its just another way of removing the evidence that north america had any history be for the europeans arrived and thereby getting rid of that particular thorn from their side?
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thesweetcheat
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Re: Yet more sensless destruction for profit.
Jul 11, 2013, 20:21
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Aaaaargh.
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nigelswift
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Re: Yet more sensless destruction for profit.
Jul 11, 2013, 20:22
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Where's Bucky?
I think there's some truth in that. Indian sites on Federal land are supposed to be protected but if they're on private land they're fair game.
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thesweetcheat
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Re: Yet more sensless destruction for profit.
Jul 11, 2013, 20:24
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It beggars belief. Fuckwittery of the worst sort. Surely they could have built their Idiot Palace somewhere else?
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harestonesdown
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Re: Yet more sensless destruction for profit.
Jul 11, 2013, 20:28
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thesweetcheat wrote: It beggars belief. Fuckwittery of the worst sort. Surely they could have built their Idiot Palace somewhere else?
It's so maddening isn't it, so short sighted. How can they sleep at night.
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thesweetcheat
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Re: Yet more sensless destruction for profit.
Jul 11, 2013, 20:54
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Well, I suppose at least they've "advanced" from lynching black people and wearing pointy sheets.
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CARL
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Re: Yet more sensless destruction for profit.
Jul 12, 2013, 07:14
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I would like to say 'only in America' but alas we know that isn't true either.
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