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xoxoxoBruce · 11-26-2003, 08:53 PM

My 2 cents- I don't see the Indian tribes and the foreign groups as being so different in that time frame. The tribes were different from each other in as many ways as they were the same. The foreign groups were different from each other also. They spoke different languages, different religions, customs, foods, etc.
There was no "Politically Correct" thinking on either side. That's for people who don't have to worry where their next meal is coming from. Back then, all the people involved, red, white, black and brown, believed you could have what you could take and hold. Survival was then name of the game. The losers didn't cry the blues about injustice, they looked for someone weaker to beat up.

Were the losers treated badly? yes.
Were the slaves treated badly? yes.
Is it my fault? NO. I had nothing to do with anything that went on before I was born. Anyone that profited from the mistreatment of either group didn't leave me a cent, so I didn't profit indirectly either. I ain't paying reparations to anyone.

11-26-2003, 08:53 PM	#221
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	My 2 cents- I don't see the Indian tribes and the foreign groups as being so different in that time frame. The tribes were different from each other in as many ways as they were the same. The foreign groups were different from each other also. They spoke different languages, different religions, customs, foods, etc. There was no "Politically Correct" thinking on either side. That's for people who don't have to worry where their next meal is coming from. Back then, all the people involved, red, white, black and brown, believed you could have what you could take and hold. Survival was then name of the game. The losers didn't cry the blues about injustice, they looked for someone weaker to beat up. Were the losers treated badly? yes. Were the slaves treated badly? yes. Is it my fault? NO. I had nothing to do with anything that went on before I was born. Anyone that profited from the mistreatment of either group didn't leave me a cent, so I didn't profit indirectly either. I ain't paying reparations to anyone. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.