what all the crap about "taking land from the indians?"?

Question

like any of you going to give it back.. my ancestors "earned" thier right to live here.... bullets and had work... whats your excuse to whine

i agree with you answer faerie-- i would have to give it up... its the american way lol

Answer 1

Alllll right! Tell it to them. I have little if any use for a group of people, as a whole, who allowed themselves to be treated like that. They allowed them selves to be pushed clean across the country even ending up on Alcatraz. Boo Hoo. Did you think you would get argument? Most people agree but are too scared to say so. Too bad. I don't think the problem in America is that a minority can be refused service, the problem is that a minority cannot be refused service.

Answer 2

no excuse just reality, Europe and other countries were expanding their empires and the US had to establish its place in the world as a dominant world power so , taking land away or over native American land was just part of the deal, do not take it so personally , we could have completely eradicated your race, while we probably helped drive some of your cultures and languages into extinction this is what empire is about, we did the same thing to the phillipines ,puerto rico as we acquired other territories we slaughtered there inhabitants and imposed our culture on them before taking their land as well, and then forbid other countries from doing that to us, and today we might be one of the biggest debtor nations , making the most pollution and consuming most of earths resources but we are also the mightiest and biggest empire of the world ,with the biggest naval military force,the most military bases and biggest nuclear arsenal of the world ,might is right, and no one can stop us the international community is whinig and crying now and the un eats whatever scraps of democracy offf the floor that we throw at it to shut up ,we even put in ambassadors who could care less about humanity,and its their job to, corporate interests come first and all the worlds countries and soldiers all the kings horses and men and all the native americans could combine forces and uprise against us only to be completely decimated as you would all be severely outnumbered and outgunned and out weaponed,(I know that was not a real word but it is a reality nonetheless)there are more US military bases on the earth than there are countires or continents and it does not matter our current budget includes funds for the plans to expand and create more military bases and we have already in case you havent noticed moved on and spreading our empire to the middle east ,and expressing interest in latin America as the christian leader and friend of our president has called for the assaassination of thr Valenzuelan president Hugo Chavez on national television ,if our government did not share these views they would have prosecuted mr.robertson using the patriot act ,instead funding from the nep or ned whatever the frikkin group is that collects its moneys from both republican and democratic parties as well as worker unions ,help fund actions and coup attempts against this president we have villified as a dictator, you do not have to take my word for it there are many archives and documents you can find cause someone already used the foia act to show how money pours out of washingon to support our quest to build empire,it is not hard to find these documents and you can go on any human rights watch website and see how America is one of the biggest human rights violators against foriegners today, we have execute two mexican and one german national without informing them of their rights and denying them translators and making them have english trials and sign english confessions and I am sure you are familiar with the troubles the shoshoni indians are experiencing at the hands of our fbi, so one one is going to give anything back nor do they care to ,and if you notice our attitude towards outsiders you no they do not care about what ever right you or any other non american have to work or even live for that matter. I understand this is messed up and do not agree with our policies or politics ,but this is a harsh reality that is plain as day, your indignant self righteous approach will not win anyone's support regardless of what is just or unjust. Our media is a powerful propaganda machine that influences public policy as well as popular opinion which completely ignores,invalidate and dehumanizes people of other cultures, try becoming part of the machine and changing what you do not like about it instead of raging against it which will just get you swatted down and squashed, like my dumbass,I just signed up to get arrested in a nonviolent civil protest to end abuse of immigrants, when I should be using my brain and organizing others to hurt the corporate powers that be by finanicially boycotting them and not buying their products or work stoppages as this was a very effective method in the antebellum south in bringing about a change in public opinion to condemn rather than celebrate and allow the lynching of the black man and taking his property

Answer 3

great - so if you own undeveloped land I'll just take it at gunpoint, build something there and it's mine.
surely you'd have no objections, what with the bullets and hard work and all.

Answer 4

america wouldnt be like this if we let the native americans run it...