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I love this show. It shows various perspectives.

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Feb 11, 2022Liked by Joe Mayall

I can't bring myself to watch the show, given everything you've described here. After reading Wounded Knee by Heather Cox Richardson, I find these stories about white men/women building dynasties just disgusting. I did watch one episode, and couldn't stomach it.

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Dec 28, 2021Liked by Joe Mayall

Dude: One of the most finely crafted sentences I've seen in a long time. "Yellowstone is just a show (and a damn good one at that), but one doesn’t need to look far to find real-life instances of the legacy of manifest destiny colonialism it depicts."

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Dec 28, 2021Liked by Joe Mayall

'who are clearly in the wrong try to convince themselves they’re in the right. To overcome this contradiction and maintain ownership of “the largest ranch in Montana,”'

I've never seen the show, but I wonder if you think this contradiction is conscious on the show's part? Put it another way, does the show think the Duttons are wrong too?

(I see it talked about on social media every now and then, and from the general tenor of those posts it feels like 'no,' but I know that's just social media. I guess I'm wondering if the show has a self-awareness that doesn't come through in its marketing.)

Anyways, looking forward to the other two parts.

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