Beyond Cannibalism: The True Story of the Donner Party

National Geographic ^ | JULY 2, 2017

[Vermont Lt]

It is important to read history and understand the context.

It is dangerous to apply the morality of this era with that of a past one. It is stupid to judge them based on our context.

[yldstrk]

Leftists see everything through their own prism as if anyone cares about their opinion. Just report the facts. People can form their own opinions. You don’t need to tell us what opinion to have.

[MarvinStinson]

What a sicko, leftwing view.

[Flick Lives]

Typical of what was formerly “National Geographic” had devolved into National Sociographic. Dropped them over a decade ago in disgust.

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National Geographic has executed the “Roll Hard Left and Die” scenario.

https://accordingtohoyt.com/2016/11/19/rolling-in-the-deep/

[vetvetdoug]

The Donner Party was from Illinois. Go figure.

[karnage]

What nauseating leftist drivel.

[Savage Beast]

The tale of the Donner Party is a good metaphor for the so-called "Liberals" and their disastrous, delusional doctrine: poor decisions, bad judgment, and foolishness leading to tragedy, disaster, death, and cannibalism.

Americans who are stupid enough to follow them into predictable disaster will deserve the predictable consequences.

It is up to us--the truthful, lucid, and wise--to protect America and her children--as well as ourselves--from this "Liberal" disaster as much as possible--and to convince the less intelligent and easily led not to follow them.

[IronJack]

To imply that the Donner Party was a coterie of ambassadors for Manifest Destiny is to grossly exaggerate their importance and to engage in specious revisionism. If that insignificant group was the flag-bearer for "gobbling up nations," then what of the millions of migrants who preceded (and followed) them? Why single them out for opprobrium?

This is just another "history" distorted through the marxist class-struggle lens.

[.44 Special]

Hey, I wonder if they had Donner Kebabs at the Donner Party?

[fungoking]

I just drove from the Ozarks to Alaska with my wife and sister. Along the way I realized that part of the story as to why the Donner party didn't make it hadn't been told.
Besides bad luck and bad decisions, it was the constant stopping at EVERY scenic overlook, refusal to pass those slower RV wagons, and stopping to take ANOTHER picture of the same flower that made them late. I can see George Donner driving the wagon pretending not to see that authentic Native American gift shop on the the side of the road while his wife says, “that looks interesting “.

[Deplorable American1776]

Interesting...got to get more info on the Donner party...

[Pelham]

I believe that Lincoln was opposed to manifest destiny when he was a Whig Congressman. He made a speech against Polk and defending the claims of Mexico. Cost him his House seat.

[shibumi]

"Subtle."

It was but a fleeting thing.

In real life I'm about as subtle as a garbage truck with
no muffler backing up at 5:30AM on a Monday morning.

[momtothree]

FWIW: personally, I don’t believe in “situational cannibalism” that people truly “choose” to consume human flesh. I think the situation becomes so severe that the starvation takes over a person’s rational and morale thought process. For example, if you are trying to save a drowning person... they may claw at you and drag you under in the attempt to get air/survive. They aren’t bad people... in fact, they could be the nicest person you would ever want to meet. Someone starving... no food day after day after day.. have to get “wonky” in their brain. The body takes over in a way in order to survive. I just think folks who point a finger at this rare type of situation usually do so with a belly full of food. IMHO.

[jonascord]

I have a problem that’s a mirro image. In groups under 3, I’m a witty and humorous conversationalist. 4 or more, I freeze like a Vermont lake in January...

[shibumi]

Alone on a frozen lake?

No problem.
Just cut a hole in the ice and start singing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFCqUROWEKU&feature=youtu.be

[Sequoyah101]

I thought so as well. Some are hooked on grizzly reality and some things are just as well left untold. Nat Geo is mostly not worth the time any more. The last article I read and enjoyed was one on the huge cave system in Vietnam. The graphics were great.

This article is not worth the time.

[mad_as_he$$]

lol..true!

[jeannineinsd]

Thank you for the link for the “Roll Hard Left and Die” scenario.

[tumblindice]

Ravenous (1999)
R | 1h 41min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | 19 March 1999 (USA)
In a remote military outpost in the 19th Century, Captain John Boyd and his regiment embark on a rescue mission which takes a dark turn when they are ambushed by a sadistic cannibal.
Director: Antonia Bird
Writer: Ted Griffin
Stars: Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, David Arquette

Movie slogan: “You are who you eat”