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The Barbarian · Oct 27, 2007, 10:30 PM

Bynx · Oct 28, 2007, 2:19 AM

I gotta say Barbarian you have the coolest statues in Texas. I enjoy every one of them.

The Barbarian · Oct 28, 2007, 8:36 AM

Actually, this one was in Kansas City. The theme of the fountain was the opening of the West.

Bynx · Oct 28, 2007, 8:58 AM

Opening of the West....nice way of saying Genocide.

The Barbarian · Oct 28, 2007, 12:43 PM

Pretty much so. I'm from Texas, and at one point, the Anglos and Commanches had a meeting under a flag of truce, and concluded that one or the other of them would have to be eliminated.

For a considerable time, until the invention of a workable repeating firearm, the Commanches were winning. They had pushed back the Mexicans, and were doing the same with Texans until the Rangers got Colt Revolvers. Until then, the world's best light cavalry were just about unbeatable in a vast, flat country with room to run.

That tipped the balance, and the Commanche nation was eventually destroyed.

Bynx · Oct 28, 2007, 1:18 PM

Just think if the Indians had Homeland Security and tigher immigration control the Mayflower might have landed on Gibraltar rock.

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Oct 27, 2007, 10:30 PM	#1
The Barbarian Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,394

Oct 28, 2007, 2:19 AM	#2
Bynx Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: East of Toronto Posts: 8,800	I gotta say Barbarian you have the coolest statues in Texas. I enjoy every one of them.

Oct 28, 2007, 8:36 AM	#3
The Barbarian Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,394	Actually, this one was in Kansas City. The theme of the fountain was the opening of the West.

Oct 28, 2007, 8:58 AM	#4
Bynx Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: East of Toronto Posts: 8,800	Opening of the West....nice way of saying Genocide.

Oct 28, 2007, 12:43 PM	#5
The Barbarian Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,394	Pretty much so. I'm from Texas, and at one point, the Anglos and Commanches had a meeting under a flag of truce, and concluded that one or the other of them would have to be eliminated. For a considerable time, until the invention of a workable repeating firearm, the Commanches were winning. They had pushed back the Mexicans, and were doing the same with Texans until the Rangers got Colt Revolvers. Until then, the world's best light cavalry were just about unbeatable in a vast, flat country with room to run. That tipped the balance, and the Commanche nation was eventually destroyed.

Oct 28, 2007, 1:18 PM	#6
Bynx Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: East of Toronto Posts: 8,800	Just think if the Indians had Homeland Security and tigher immigration control the Mayflower might have landed on Gibraltar rock.