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Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14
1) Very true, which is why in the 2 polls I posted, I made note of he different language being used to describe the opinion.
2) Yes 51% should be required, if it was an issue where the majority of the marginalized group feel strongly enough to be vocal about it, it should be changed. It is not my place as a white person to put words in the mouth of the majority.
3) Who is initiating these movements and supporting them? Is it a majority of the marginalized group or a few passionate people that do not represent the needs of the many? Or is it a third party with "no horse in the race".
4) Absolutely it is an old issue, but people can protest for whatever they wish and for any length of time. If it has been protested for this long and the majority Natives do not feel it is an issue, that takes away most of the argument for changing the name. The length of time it has been protested actually detracts from the argument.
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Every single tribe leader in the United States.