I do not understand why white people always justify stealing the "North American Continent"? I have talked to quite a few people regarding this subject and I hear the same old story..."It wasn't me it was my grandparents" But yet they have no problem benefiting from there ancestors actions. They benifit from all the things, land, gold, etc. that was stolen. I hear that it was there falt and that I was the past and does not matter any more. Why can I get truthfull anwsers from people? Why do they justify the killings with the bible?
2006-09-12 16:35:01 · 13 answers · asked by gnut 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Greed, Shame and an abiding sense of superiority
2006-09-12 16:36:24 · answer #1 · answered by Clarkie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are being very naive about the entire history of man. No Race on earth, nor religion is exempt and it pre-dates the Bible. Alexander the Great was not Christian, neither were the Romans and during WW II, Japan invaded Manchurian and were not Christian so how can you attach justification to the Bible. Africans invaded and captured other African tribes to sell as slaves, The Vikings did pretty good and Ghengis Khan and Attila the Hun were not shabby. The native Americans also did the same and several tribes had slaves. The New Guineans loved fighting and the Maoris did too. The Jivaros of Matto Grosso often entered other villages to plunder and also collect heads. The war chants of the Polynesians were not friendly invitations but daring the villagers to stand up and fight. But it is not the past, but a continuing saga of greed. Throughout the short history of the US, we were often arbitrators for border clashes in South America....Europeans fighting with native levees to assume more land...so it was not only whites who did it.
2006-09-12 23:56:14 · answer #2 · answered by Frank 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well it wasn't them, you can't blame a someone for something a relative did. If my brother hurt someone I would feel bad, but it would not be my fault. You can't change the past and I have never heard anyone justify the killings with the bible. How do you want them to respond? You can't say their answers aren't truthful, they are an opinion on whether or not someone is responsible for something that happened long before they were even born.
2006-09-13 00:17:20 · answer #3 · answered by curls 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it really doesnt bother me. if you have native american blood you are entitled to benefits. shut up and go get them. i do have quite a bit of native blood but just do not think all the paperwork is worth the trouble. maybe great britian should come on over here and start dragging people back. it IS the past. get on with it. are you just pissed because you feel you should be rolling in the money? isnt it a native american idea that nobody can own the earth? hypocrite.
2006-09-12 23:43:03 · answer #4 · answered by bad kitty 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not think it is as much of a cultural thing as a Male thing.
Men are fighters and takers. Unfortunately the Native Americans were too trusting. And were manipulated out of their rights to be landholders. When they did fight back the white Americans were more prepared and had better weapons.....Shame on them!
2006-09-12 23:48:09 · answer #5 · answered by abbyrose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple. It alleviates the guilt that they would normally feel. It is a hard thing to kill a human, but it becomes much easier if you view tham as a "savage" or "animal." At least thats the approach that US settlers and the govt. took in the 16th thru 18th centuries.
2006-09-12 23:38:33 · answer #6 · answered by Billy W 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The strong will always over power the weak in our world. It is truly shameful what happened to the Natives. In my family we absolutely refuse to celebrate Columbus Day in anyway because of this. And we are white, Christian, middle-class-ish.
2006-09-12 23:40:26 · answer #7 · answered by Rapunzel XVIII 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With all the problems that need our attention today, why are you dwelling on something no one can do anything about? Go feed the homeless or build a house with Habitat for Humanity and quit whining about history.
2006-09-12 23:38:15 · answer #8 · answered by Emm 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is called Manifest Destiny...it was wrong, unfortunately it will never change...look at the world around you, anything look familiar?
2006-09-12 23:37:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It wasn't me OR my grandparents. I'm not British or French or Spanish.
2006-09-12 23:37:06 · answer #10 · answered by stack 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋