who agrees
New Nietzche
27-07-2007, 09:21
that native americans should be given their land and hunting grounds back?
Philosopy
27-07-2007, 09:23
You've done this one already.
Big Jim P
27-07-2007, 09:24
I do. I want whatever land my 1/32nd Native blood entitles me to, and not one square centimetre less.
The Alma Mater
27-07-2007, 09:28
that native americans should be given their land and hunting grounds back?
Why stop there ? Make "being descended of native Americans" a requirement to be vice-president of the USA ;)
Big Jim P
27-07-2007, 09:31
Why stop there ? Make "being descended of native Americans" a requirement to be vice-president of the USA ;)
Screw that, I want the Presidency too!
* begins madly contemplating what else he can claim as an entitlement:eek:*
The Alma Mater
27-07-2007, 09:37
Screw that, I want the Presidency too!
Nah. The cowboys with the big guns would not allow that.
United Chicken Kleptos
27-07-2007, 09:44
I think you spelt "Nietzsche" wrong.
Kinda Sensible people
27-07-2007, 09:44
Don't agree with you. Native Americans already have a lot of rights that the rest of us don't. We should be working to improve the financial status and education systems of Reservations, but, no, it's too late to take back what has happened.
Risottia
27-07-2007, 09:53
that native americans should be given their land and hunting grounds back?
Mmhh... seems fair - expecially thinking of the many early treatises the US government signed with them - but quite impossible to realise without actively removing all "pale faces" from those territories. Thing is, that, after more than 100 years of occupation of the lands, the descendants of the european settlers have also the right to call that land home, so I feel that the issue is quite controversial.
IL Ruffino
27-07-2007, 10:08
If you're going to take care of the Native Americans that the original settlers fucked over, which, by the way, none of us had anything to do with, I demand compensation from the coal factory owners that fucked over my people.
Why stop there ? Make "being descended of native Americans" a requirement to be vice-president of the USA ;)
Constitutional amendment: To run for the presidency you have to have proof your family has lived on US territory for at least 12 generations :D
Risottia
27-07-2007, 10:38
Constitutional amendment: To run for the presidency you have to have proof your family has lived on US territory for at least 12 generations :D
Why just 12? Let's rule out the Athabaskan invaders, too! ;)
Heh, history of migration is a nasty business...
Rambhutan
27-07-2007, 10:54
Hell let's recreate a few Neanderthals from their DNA and compensate them for being wiped out.