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Originally Posted by rubecube
The difference is we have historical documentation of these atrocities and land theft, committed by those who considered themselves "enlightened." I'm hardly one to promote the idea of the noble savage, but we just do not possess the necessary evidence to make any kind of contextual judgement beyond a certain period of history.
Besides which, the taking of land is only part of the problem. The mistreatment of Native Americans in the centuries since is absolutely deplorable.
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Agreed and not to mention that it wasn't simply that lands were taken, despite treaties and promises that they weren't, the US government then turned around and gave the land away to settlers for the express purpose of enticing them to come in and physically displace the people that they took the land from.
Talk about adding insult to injury.
Sure there's a historical precedent of "might makes right" but that doesn't mean we can't challenge whether that's an appropriate stance for our society to take and damn fairness....