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The Spectacle Blog
Native American activist, libertarian and occasional actor Russell Means has passed away of esophageal cancer. He was 72.
The South Dakota born Means first came to prominence as a spokesperson for the radical American Indian Movement (AIM) which was known for direct action by occupying the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Mount Rushmore and, most notably, Wounded Knee.
However, by the late 1970s, Means had differences with other AIM leaders with his embrace of libertarianism. In 1987, Means sought the Libertarian Party’s nomination for the 1988 presidential election. Means finished a distant second to Ron Paul. Earlier this year, Means endorsed Paul’s bid for the White House.
From time to time, Means got acting work in movies such as Last of the Mohicans and Natural Born Killers as well as a guest appearance on Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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Albert Constantine Jr.| 10.22.12 @ 3:10PM
I had the impression when watching "Last of the Mohicans" that he wasn't doing a lot of acting, and that he really hated the white man, and just about every other Indian tribe. Whenever I heard him interviewed, he did nothing to dispel that.
Skippy| 10.22.12 @ 3:16PM
Angry, resentful Indians make me tired.
Reparations checks every month; casinos every 20 miles; and the white man can still never do enough to atone for the sins of....long dead white men.
Go back to the Res and drink yourselves to death.
And I'm an Indian!
Red Phillips | 10.22.12 @ 6:25PM
If memory serves, part of Means' campaign in 1988 was based on the accusation that Ron Paul was some sort of right-wing infiltrator. All the Paul haters should keep that in mind when they accuse Paul of being a liberal in disguise. (Are you listening Jeffrey Lord?) Means was reportedly gracious even if some of his supporters weren't. In recent years Means and Paul's circle had reconciled.
Crassus| 10.22.12 @ 10:57PM
Well wowsie wowsie woo woo.
Occam's Tool| 10.23.12 @ 9:52PM
Paul? Isn't he the elderly Jihadist catamite? The all time champion Jihadist BJ champion? That Ron Paul?
If Russell Means had put half the effort into Native American education efforts that he did into being an Lefty, things might be considerably better for Natives. Both my kids are Mayan Indians adopted from Guatemala; both think like Members of the Tribe. The Tribe Aaron and I are part of. The Tribe that has won EIGHT Nobel Prizes in the Sciences in the last two years. That one.
There are no Jews on the Nobel Science Prizes Voting Committies that I know of. And the countries that award Nobels are famous for their anti-semitism. The Nobel Prize dinners may be the only dinners with Jews that the King of Sweden has every year. But every year there's at least one Jew he has to sit with. Sometimes 5 (2011), sometimes 3 (2012).
Occam's Tool| 10.23.12 @ 9:53PM
And there is no DAMN reason Native Americans couldn't clean up on Nobels if they wanted to. It is a culture on the Rez that degrades intelligence and education.