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Originally Posted by rubecube
And this is why I don't believe it's on aboriginals to "move forward" or to "forgive the past." When this type of crap is as systemic and widespread as it is, and still ongoing, it's ridiculous to expect people to just get over it.
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Yeah, I know what you mean. A lot of people look at the problems and they think it happened 200 years ago, 100 years ago, or 50 years ago. In learning what I've leaned over the last few years with the various commissions and inquiries, a lot of abuses have happened even as recent as 25 years ago. During our lifetime, on our watch. People want to shrug off responsibility, say it was their ancestors fault and natives should just get over it, but it still happens to this day. It's all of our faults and responsibilities.
And as we know from the cycle of violence, it often takes multiple generations for healing to happen. It's silly to think that those who were wrong could just get over it, when serious abuses have happened even in our lifetimes. This isn't just about treaty rights or crimes of conquest hundreds of years ago, this is about abuses and corruption in our very day.