What would Jack Nicholson have to say about this ?
Originally Posted by VitaMan
Jack Nicholson or some character Jack Nicholson plays in a film? From your initial post, I'm not sure you realize there's a difference. You seem to be suggesting that westerns are a good source for history. To the contrary, I imagine westerns are where one should least expect to find anything approaching an accurate depiction of the actual historical native American experience.
This reminds me of the Lewis Black bit where he takes a well-aimed shot at the idiots who think the Earth is only 6000 years old and that, consequently, humans and dinosaurs co-inhabited the planet at the same time. Mr. Black says, "So what they're saying is that when they're watching The Flintstones, they're watching a documentary."
BTW, I received a FedEx delivery earlier today. No problem. And the driver told me there'd been no Injun attacks today (so far).