The people upset with the name change have no understanding of the issue. Denali has historical roots within the Native American culture. The fact that it was ever named Mount McKinley is an example of America's powerful imposition.
The people upset with the name change have no understanding of the issue. Denali has historical roots within the Native American culture. The fact that it was ever named Mount McKinley is an example of America's powerful imposition.
Great. So when do we rename Mt Rainier back to Talol? Mt Whitney to Tumanguya? Or Mt. Everest to Chomolungma for that matter?
Liberalism = a mental disorder wrote:
Great. So when do we rename Mt Rainier back to Talol? Mt Whitney to Tumanguya? Or Mt. Everest to Chomolungma for that matter?
As soon as humanly possible.
Can you coherently state your opposition to the name change oh great Bwana?
Climbers already call it Denali instead. McKinley was a nobody.
I can't say that I care a great deal about this, but given the option to vote one way or the other I would vote for Denali.
When I visited the territory in 1958 all the people in the area called it Denali.
Liberalism = a mental disorder wrote:
Great. So when do we rename Mt Rainier back to Talol? Mt Whitney to Tumanguya? Or Mt. Everest to Chomolungma for that matter?
Lol. Unless you're British, "we" didn't name Mount Everest.
Wait. We're renaming it for an SUV? That's worse than McKinley.
learn some history wrote:
Liberalism = a mental disorder wrote:Great. So when do we rename Mt Rainier back to Talol? Mt Whitney to Tumanguya? Or Mt. Everest to Chomolungma for that matter?
Lol. Unless you're British, "we" didn't name Mount Everest.
I didn't name Mt. McKinley, but we did. I didn't own slaves, but we did. We the white people share the blame.
Oregon grad student wrote:
Wait. We're renaming it for an SUV? That's worse than McKinley.
Remember Dr. Lisa Catera?
No we don't. Your ancestors maybe, but not us. Get a clue.
Just wanted to let you know that there is at least one person out there that thinks you're an idiot and I desperately hope you have no children
Liberalism = a mental disorder wrote:
learn some history wrote:Lol. Unless you're British, "we" didn't name Mount Everest.
I didn't name Mt. McKinley, but we did. I didn't own slaves, but we did. We the white people share the blame.
I bet you support Trump
Denali's just a better name.
Mt. Rainier was actually named after Peter Rainier- A rear admiral with Captain George Vancouver in the British Navy. Peter was a giant dude (see picture) and rumor was that when Captain Vancouver saw the enormous mountain, he laughed and said it should be named after his fat rear admiral.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Peter_Rainier.jpg/220px-Peter_Rainier.jpg
You can't rename that, just on the off chance you get to tell this (probably untrue) story.
Interesting story about Rainier.
Of course, the mountain was named McKinley by a gold prospector in Alaska to win a political argument. He wanted to name the peak after the Republican candidate who supported the gold standard, not "free silver." The election of McKinley to the presidency hadn't even happened yet when the mountain was named. So it wasn't named after a president, but a candidate. Imagine someone naming the newfound highest point on a continent after Trump right now.
Dude even looks like Mt Rainer/Tahoma. Must have been one of the fattest guys in the world back then.
talk about mental disorder wrote:
Just wanted to let you know that there is at least one person out there that thinks you're an idiot and I desperately hope you have no children
I bet you support Trump
You lose the bet. How much did you wager?
I'll bite - why am I an idiot? Because I don't shower Obama/etc praise for political grandstanding?
Liberalism = a mental disorder wrote:
talk about mental disorder wrote:Just wanted to let you know that there is at least one person out there that thinks you're an idiot and I desperately hope you have no children
I bet you support Trump
You lose the bet. How much did you wager?
I'll bite - why am I an idiot? Because I don't shower Obama/etc praise for political grandstanding?
What's your 10K PR?
You must be slow wrote:
Liberalism = a mental disorder wrote:You lose the bet. How much did you wager?
I'll bite - why am I an idiot? Because I don't shower Obama/etc praise for political grandstanding?
What's your 10K PR?
He times it with a sundial. Yup, that type of PR.
talk about mental disorder wrote:
I bet you support Trump
Trump (the conscience of the repubelickin party) already said he will change it to McKinley when he is president. The poor feller has no idea how the govt works.
