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Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug
From what you presented, I thought the White Paper was your proposal. What are the better ways that you are thinking?
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I think some of the ideas in the white paper had merit:
- FN should
own the land rather than it being in trust
- FN people should be de-segregated
Both of those goals have substantial merit. Arguing against them is taking on a difficult position.
The White paper had a few issues that are worth learning from:
- It did not feel like it included FN as part of the process. It was dumped on the public and the FN by an arrogant Liberal Party and two First Ballot Hall of Famer a-holes: Trudeau and Chretien.
- It did not account for any additional funds to account for reparations. I'm not a big fan of reparations myself, but if they are truly a one-time payment, then okay.
The opposition to the white paper got some things wrong as well:
- desegregation is not the same as extermination/genocide.
- cultures are not maintained and saved (and nor should they be) by writ of law. Culture is not static, and should not be forcibly made to be static