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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
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.
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I'm surprised you gave that post the time of day, to be honest. It was inflammatory. I get stupidly heated and biased when it comes to discussion on Indigenous citizens. Sorry.