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Originally Posted by Phoenix
when you see how much they are given here..they have every opportunity to rise to the top level...they just choose not to...i dont gie a flying fuck about them..and im from way up north...where it is mostly just indians
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I think that many people forget about the issue of culture. It's something that stays with us and it's also the reason for stereotypes and generational gapping.
It's sometimes not politically correct to touch on someone's heritage as perhaps the reason for certain actions but it's often one main reason in the truth and reality of the situation.
For example, if you are Russian or Scottish or German in Heritage, either first or second generation in America your propensity to beome a millionaire on little or no formal education is higher than other nationalities. That's of course a stereotype, but that's what happens when people with a common trait act a common way.
You did effectively stereotype many Native Americans, but you have to understand the situation through their paradigms if you want to truly understand that they choose not to succeed when given opportunities that many others do no have. Their culture is much older than the modern cultures that we're used to until white man came along they were happy in a much less civilized society and did just fine. They didn't deal with Eastern diseases and many of the societal issues that plagued Europe.
In fact, I'd venture to say that their standard of living while primitive was much higher than that of those who invaded them.