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Originally Posted by Abstract
I agree. As a matter of fact I do have a good percentage of Native American blood in me, but trying to find out what exact tribe is a whole other story. One thing that annoys me about us Americans is that we feel we have the right to morally judge other countries in the genocides they have committed. Yes, each country does deserve to be brought to justice for their crimes, but us Americans always take the high ground and act as if our history is 100% free from murder, and or genocide. What you said about the Indians is absolutely correct, The Trail of Tears is a perfect example. About 2500-6000 Native Americans died on the Trail of Tears alone. That's not counting the total number of deaths throughout American History(which is very hard to calculate). Anyways.. I guess the point is that us Americans need to think twice before taking the moral high ground in all instances ourselves, seeing as we have committed genocide ourselves.
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I don't get your point. You say "we" as if some of us alive now (who take the moral high ground) are at fault for the Trail of Tears or enslavement of blacks.
Why are we responsible for this? I think I have the right to take the moral high ground on genocide in other countries because I have never been involved in the Trail of Tears or slavery. I find both genocide and slavery regardless of what country was involved equally despicable.