“If you wish to keep slaves, you must have all kinds of guards. The cheapest way to have guards is to have the slaves pay taxes to finance their own guards. To fool the slaves, you tell them that they are not slaves and that they have freedom. You tell them that they need law and order to protect them against bad slaves. Then you tell them to elect a government. Give them freedom to vote and they will vote for their own guards and pay their salary. They will then believe they are free persons. Then give them money to earn, count, and spend, and they will be too busy to notice the slavery they are in.” — Alexander Warbucks
A CHEROKEE PRAYER FOR PEACE
O Great Spirit, As I Walk
Through a World
Of Hatred, Greed and Wars -
Help Me To Find A Path
Where My Children Can Walk
Besides The Still Waters
Of Faith, Hope And Peace
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The Dark and Bloody Ground
The popular belief that the name Kentucky means "Dark and Bloody Ground" is apparently without foundation. Yet through the years, the image has persisted in literary and oral tradition as a description of the Kentucky country.
One traditional explanation sites Delaware legend in which the ancient tribe of the Lenni-Lanape allied with the Iroquois to fight the Allegewi, the original inhabitants of Kentucky. In a single bloody battle the Allegewi were virtually exterminated. The land where an entire nation had been eradicated became known as the "dark and bloody ground". The violent clashes between the Iroquois and the southern Indians only helped reinforce the image.
In his book, "Historical Sketches of Kentucky" (1874), Richard H. Collins says that a northern Indian once asked Indian fighter Joseph H. Daveiss how white men could live in land that had seen so much bloodshed. The Indian said that the ghosts of those killed in the Indian wars haunted the land making it dangerous.
At the execution of the Treaty of Sycamore Shoals the Cherokee Cheif Dragging Canoe is said to have told Col. Richard Henderson that the lands south of the Kentucky river were "bloody ground"and would be "dark and difficult to settle". However Ruben T. Durrett said in his book, "The Centenary of Kentucky"(1892) that the phrase was used to discourage Henderson from purchasing the land.
From Facebook comes these comments on the above subject:
i wake up to a post that really disturbs me. i reposted a comment that Red VanWinkle made regarding the arrest of the new guntown owner for smoking a joint. Kelly Johnson who claims to be for decriminalization says that non-violent offenders should be arrested even if its just a joint because its against the law. Kelly Johnson, please remove yourself from any of my pages. we do not need your kind of justice nor your kind of support to decriminalize. no one should be arrested for cannabis, period. heres the post and comments.
Henry Fox · Lee College
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12 hrs · Hey Kentucky great job morons!!!
I am talking to all Kentuckians that has not at least made the call to their legislators, asking them to Decriminalize simple small amount Marijuana possessions.
I don’t care if you do get mad, Your a moron!!! You just assisted the state in costing several people their jobs. You also killed a fun park. All because you would rather people drink alcohol, instead of consuming the safer substance of Cannabis.
The man brought an annual festival to KY, 2 stores, and a Theme park. How did we thank him. We arrested him for smoking a joint!!! (He was caught smoking a joint).
Take note, this fun park nobody wanted. The cost of bringing it back up to code, was more than the fun park was worth. So it set empty for over a decade. I guess it might sit until it falls down now. Again, good job morons!!!
I guess the more dangerous, addictive, and destructive substance of Alcohol is what the morons of state wants the people to consume.
So we lose even more money, while other states are making a killing. We send our Marijuana sales money to gangs, and violent drug cartels. Colorado, and several more states send the Marijuana profits to schools, road, law enforcement, and the people of the community. I will say it again. You are a MORON!!!
If you think a person should be caged for consuming a substance safer than alcohol, tobacco, and even caffeine. YOUR A MORON!!!
I will say it. Thank you William Russell for all you have done for KY. If there is anything I can assist you with, just let me know.
WAVE 3, you are more than welcome to share my statement about the MORONS of KY.
This has got to stop!!! If not, Ky could go from the 5th poorest state, to the #1 poorest state soon!!!
Morons smh
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Kelly Johnson · Top Commenter · Louisville, Kentucky
I am sorry but the dude just called all Kentuckians a moron…is in fact A MORON !!!! I too think that marijuana should be decriminalized. But with that said…the laws are what they are…and if you break the laws…guess what MORON…you will be arrested! Duh !!! Stop defending law breakers !!! The law is the law…DUH!!! Until the law is changed….then stupid MORONS risk be arrested…DUH!!!
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Henry Fox · Lee College
if you read what he said which you apparently didn’t…hes calling all people that have not at least made a phone call to their reps in Kentucky a moron. have you at least made that phone call? are you a moron?
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Henry Fox this is the Kelly Johnson im referring to. https://www.facebook.com/kelly.johnson.505523
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Henry Fox maybe i should just try to educate her instead of asking her to remove herself. she may support decriminalization but not aware of the facts and whats going on. i dont know….i sent her a private message…
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Funtown Mountain opens after brief closure; owner says he needed break
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