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Dessalines@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 day ago

Ah yes the "enlightened" democracies

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Dessalines@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 day ago
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  • dryfter@lemm.ee
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    As someone from the U.S., given the history we know about the Trail of Tears and trying to erase Native Americans from existence, this isn’t surprising in the least. Sad, yes, but not surprising.

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      Just like all the colonial powers voting “I don’t know about this one dawg” because they know their history

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      Yep we boned it, learn from us and be better.

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        I hate to tell you this, but basically every country has the same story, except the very young. They don’t need to learn from our history; they should learn from their own.

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          “everyone else does it to!” Is always the favourite defence of abusers

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            …wait, you thought this was a defense? I’m sorry, perhaps I worded it poorly then.

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              If you weren’t defending it, in would say you definitely worded it poorly

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          Now thats some biiiig projection

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          Lots of countries committed colonialism, not many countries committed genocide on the native population and stole their land to create and expand their nation. The U.S. and Israel are members of a short list.

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            I was more referring to general genocide than specifically native populations–but even that there is no shortage of countries like Australia, Canada, and japan that have done as such.

            https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide_of_indigenous_peoples

            There is a depressingly high number.

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          Lots of countries committed colonialism, not many countries committed genocide on the native population and stole their land to create and expand their nation. The U.S. and Israel are members of a short list.

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          shit amerikkkans say

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            https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide_of_indigenous_peoples

            What makes you think it’s not true? A gander through the history of genocide shows how horrifyingly common it is

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              It’s horrifyingly common among European countries. That’s not “every country” unless you think only westerners are civilized.

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                Somali, Chile, Argentina, south Africa, Japan, Korea, China. It’s horrifyingly common no matter what area.

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