AtD translation: posted trail

[Mike Jing]

I do agree here Kit is not referring to the KKK specifically, but bands of
evil doers in general.


On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 5:32 AM Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> Kit says "we're all just night-riders here" and we know he is not KKK. Kit
> says we are all doers of violence on the trail. The trail of life?. ...
>
> Perhaps the dismissal of (by ridicule) 'racial memory' as an explanation
> moves it right out of KKK meanings? And, that riff on "overrun and
> conquered" as the meaning of racial memory, what's that about?
> The masochistic slave mentality in history? Being dominated sexually?
> .....Where "out looking for some Hun' makes us think of aggressive actions
> against, whereas, 'suppose I do" indicates he wants to be dominated by said
> Hun [maybe] ?
>
>
>    1. Night Rider | Definition of Night Rider by Merriam-Webster
>    <https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/night%20rider>
>    www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › night rider
>
>    Jul 17, 2019 · Definition of night rider : a member of a secret band
>    who ride masked at night doing acts of violence for the purpose of
>    punishing or terrorizing Examples of night rider in a Sentence
>
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Riders
>
> https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/night-riders-3008/
>
> On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 10:20 PM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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>>>