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The wars in Ukraine and Tigray were similar. Both shocked by their brutality. Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed twisted history to delegitimize an adversary. Putin, for example, argued that Ukrainian identity was an artificial concept and traced Russian identity and the Orthodox faith to Kyivan Rus in modern-day Ukraine. While Tigray’s fight was over identity rather than independence, Abiy approached his adversaries the same way due to the historical origins of Ethiopia and Ethiopian Orthodoxy in Axum in modern-day Tigray.

Modern native meriden community doesn't see this as their primary fight. i think it is incredibly offensive. the whole term dates back to the proclamation when colonial massachusetts set out a genocide policy and handed out 50 pound for native american scalps. the bloodied scalps were called redskins. it is not only offensive for the reasons you have said. i echo what you are all saying. but it is literally a reference to the bloody genocide against native american people that many of us replaced ancestorly in this country. i love what krystal said. fans have to reassess and make that decision...