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Originally Posted by TheU
Answering my question with another question?
If the of natives in Canada commit more crime than any other ethnic or racial group, have higher suicide rates, drug and alcohol abuse issues etc etc... should we just ignore this and chastise those who point it out as being racist? Does it make the problem easier to ignore by simply stating people who bring it up are racists?
Have you been to a reserve? With your comments I highly doubt it. I've been to 2 reserves in Manitoba and 1 in Alberta, and they all share the same qualities. Natives as a group in Canada are slowly being killed by a lack of integration with society and you want to hand them another government cheque to continue poisoning themselves, all under the guise of being morally superior. How dare people point out the obvious; we should treat the natives in Canada like most people treat bums according to you. Simply avert your eyes and continue on with your life
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The problem is that most people, including our government, most of our society or even natives themselves, have no interest in improving the plight of our native population.
To merely have disdain for them because they are victims of years and years of government mismanagement is silly. Not to mention the fact that for years and years natives have been negelcting their own health and wellness.
In reality the native problem in Canada is so deep and effed up it is unlikely that anything in the next generation is going to fix it. It is going to take literally generations to change native poverty, crime and culture.