AtD translation: posted trail

[Mike Jing]

Interesting. In the other three instances in the book, "night-riders" refer
to the KKK, so I thought "making pests of ourselves" meant harassing
passers-by. I'm not sure why innocent riders should be even shot _at_ for
risking their own lives in the wilderness. On the other hand, a violent
gang definitely should be.




On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 5:38 AM Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> *"Postings* are trails or areas of the park that have been posted as a
> warning to visitors to be especially cautious. Postings typically are put
> in place to warn visitors of heightened safety concerns in the area, such
> as frequent bear or mountain lion sightings close to a trail. The areas
> remain open and visitors should proceed with caution."
>
> Metaphorically, I would suggest Kit cuts off abstract discussions of
> racial memory and like that by simply asserting that others have gone this
> way leaving us warnings. But we go ahead anyway, making pests of ourselves
> so---we should be shot at because we've been warned it was dangerous. We
> don't need no 'racial memory' bullshit nor a logical refutation of whether
> it applies or should be to us.
>
> On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 3:08 AM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> P598.29-37   “But you are being used by your racial memory here,” declared
>> Humfried indignantly, “you are out looking for some Hun.”
>>        “Are you saying I want to be overrun and conquered, Humfried?”
>>        “Did I say that?”
>>        “Well . . . suppose I do, is that, one, any business of either of
>> you, two, anything I feel that I must apologize for, two point one—”
>>        “Yash, you are flat correct,” Kit nodded, “we’re all just
>> night-riders here miles up a posted trail, making pests of ourselves.
>> Ought
>> to be shot, well, shot at, anyway.”
>>
>> What is a "posted trail" exactly?
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