Quote:
Originally Posted by jayswin
Of course not. Indigenous citizens are very lucky to avoid becoming complete **** ups as the cards are so horribly stacked against them.
What's your upbringing Burnthiscity? Do you understand the terms "cycle of violence and cycle of poverty"? Would you miraculously be above the odds if you were Indegenous?
Sorry for the snark, but god damn are Indegenous ever our version of Black people.
|
I don't doubt that I wouldn't be the person I am today if I was raised in a terrible environment. Anyone claiming they'd bootstrap themselves out of that is full of ####. At the same time, I don't think we should absolve anyone of responsibility solely based on upbringing. Otherwise we're basically saying that anyone with a ####ty childhood/family situation isn't responsible for anything.
I don't disagree that native people are viewed and treated terribly in Canada. It's a long term national shame that we have a huge aboriginal population in prison, or living in extreme poverty.