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Originally Posted by Phoenix
total crap...we didnt do shit...they choose not to participate with the rest of the world...and for the most part you dont hear them complaining
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Ok another Indian here (well sort of 25% Indian).
People did do shit. What we are talking about was mass genocide. Then ultimately conquering an entire race of people. Gathering them all up and placing them in ghetto's. Latter to discover those ghetto's were to good (they still had natural resources) and relocating many of them again to even worse ghetto's devoid of any real resources at all.
Also keep in mind not so long ago assorted indians said they were black instead of Indian so they would be treated with less racism and hatred (pre-1920's).
After they had been pushed down as far as any society can be. They were often stripped of their offspring who would be raised in assorted orphanages or schools. Their entire culture was stripped away and they were brought up to hate everything they were. People went as far as attempting to remove their heritage, their beliefs, and even their languages. Those adults who resisted or attempted to speak out were often labeled trouble makers and criminals, many of which where arrested by the federal government only to have their children also taken away. They have been conditioned to never complain, and history has shown that if they do they get punished even more.
Then having them rely and depend on government money to survive just furthered the conquered mentality and kept them in check. When someone else controls the purse strings you often just shut up and do what your told or taught to do.