<On the genocide issue, I have long wondered if our treatment of native Americans didn't qualify as genocide. I remain undecided.
Yes, this was an act of genocide. Whole tribes were wiped out -- men, women, children, elderly, it didn't matter. The rule was to simply kill them all, complete with honors and military commendations for jobs well done.
the task, however, became more and more complicated, as settlers moved west. Some even used guile to get rich quick, framing local tribes for murders and robberies, as well as finding a lucrative business supplying weapons to Indians, thus keeping settler animosity alive.
Yes, it was an act of genocide.
On the other side of this coin, however, is the fact that what was so yesterday was not necessarily right, and quite possibly should not be tolerated today. Things change, but that's the easy part. The hard part is having people change with them.
Dan
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