08-22-2017, 10:35 AM
(08-22-2017, 10:29 AM)CageTheBengal Wrote: That's how you defend this comment? Those were some strong statements just because you aren't interested in hearing something.
"They should teach that and no one should be bothered by the treatment of the natives."
It appears you not only refuse to be bothered by the fact that the natives were killed by the visiting faction but that they should teach that nobody should be bothered by the killing of the natives as long as you see them as lesser humans based upon this comment.
"They were moved out in favor of people who would actually build greatness. "
Re-write history basically to make one side seem better and to justify killing as long as your side reaps the rewards.
I mean why else would you not want to talk about the Natives and teach their story even though you admitted we had our hand in it? Probably because it's that part of the story that is bad and makes Americans looks worse.
Of course they were complicit in their own demise every civilization that falls is. Lots of times civilizations fall because they don't see the motives or don't have the means to stand up to land grabbers.
Greatness isn't defined in black and white terms. What's great to you might not be great to me. Maybe a concrete jungle is greatness to you but to some a clean natural body of water is greatness.
I don't mind teaching that colonists were aggressive and we basically ran rough shot over people who weren't sofisticated enough to know any better.
I am just over the poor Indians routine. Yeah it sucks for them but without it happening and without the British coming here to colonize we would never be the great nation we are today....... you can throw in Canada as well.
