Today? Yeah. Back then? No.

I get the feeling you’ve not been told about all the death and disease Native Americans experienced in reservations, especially at the beginning. The only real difference is reservations did not have buildings…they were just wastelands.

Came here to say the same thing.

Also, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was better than it had a right to be.

Me, too. Got Sync as soon as it was available and haven’t looked back.

There are villages in NE…I think maybe there aren’t a ton, they have very small populations, and most people don’t live in them, so they don’t know what the difference is.

There definitely are villages throughout the USA, but I lived near some in NE specifically. They do not have their own police or much government…and are significantly smaller than a town.

Stew or Roast

Pkt of either stew or roast seasoning (or brown gravy pkt if you’re out of the other stuff)

Meat, cut up for stew or whole for roast

Potatoes, cut however you prefer

Baby carrots on top

That’s it.

Slow cook on low all day or high for 4 hrs.

Use the juice to make gravy (add a little cornstarch or flour and bring to a boil)

Enjoy!

Oh I completely agree!! 100%

Well said.

And I genuinely wish you all the luck in doing so. The defender should have the luck against the aggressor. I hope the USA either gets its shit together or unceremoniously implodes. I want as few collateral damage as possible.

Then we figure out how insignificant we are individually and start pulling as a team…maybe make a country worth having for once.

But without the oligarchs.

Those people are really not paying attention to history at all. There is definitely a reason people want to bomb us. We earned that hate.

I really wish people could pick a different country…like, nope, I disagree with literally everything here. Next!

But that only works if you have enough money to completely relocate…and then you’re leaving the country slightly crappier than before. But I don’t blame my friends for leaving. They aren’t safe here anymore…

Fun fact: I don’t blame Russians for Putin.

Truth.

I’ve got kids and pets and I work with kids at an emergency shelter. Getting locked up means I could lose my job, which means I’d lose my shelter and my pets, maybe my kids…all because I decided to protest something that no politician in my area will even pay attention to.

I do protest sometimes, but I’m waiting. When there are things I can help with, I do that. But I’m not traveling several hours to get to a protest so I can get beat by cops, arrested, and potentially lose everything. This is a marathon, not a sprint…and I need to be able to help those who are already being left behind.

But my heart is with those who can protest. I share their stories when I see them. I make signs for them and have a kit to help anyone who gets hurt during a local protest. I walk and protest myself when I’m able…but yeah, I can’t go to every single one.

Hey…just need to put this out there.

I’m sorry my government has the dumb. I am so, so embarrassed by how things are going and how horribly rude my so-called “leaders” are being to literally everyone.

I am not like that. I respect you and your country. I want to cry when I think about how Zelenskyj has been treated. I know many, many people just like me. We are NOT like our government. We are scared. Some of us are trying to get out of the country, but many of us literally cannot…for a host of reasons, many of which involve how little money we have been able to save while this is all happening.

I’m just so sorry. Not that this fixes anything. I’m just desperate to tell SOMEONE that. I hope you have a good day…and rest easier knowing I echo every sentiment of your post.

You are NTA. Someone spying on you to prove you skipped their lame attention-seekinh shindig, is TA.

“Plans changed and I didn’t have the energy to be social.” Plus, once you’ve RSVP’d not going, it is rude to then show up…so remember that if he pushes for more.

Or you could level with him and explain you didn’t enjoy watching him flaunt his wealth, so you took your attitude and stayed home…because that is the nice thing to do.

But regardless, remember you are not obligated to hang out just because you are invited. It is okay to say you have other plans…even if they are literally just to stay home. Totally valid. NTA.