Comment by yardie
4 years ago
Armed people show up and saying my land is now their land I probably wouldn't be friendly either.
The point is the west wasn't unsettled. But US History books would have you believe otherwise.
4 years ago
Armed people show up and saying my land is now their land I probably wouldn't be friendly either.
The point is the west wasn't unsettled. But US History books would have you believe otherwise.
All supported by Chief Justice John Marshall, et.al., based on several Papal Bulls way back in the 1400s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_doctrine
When one native American tribe uses weapons to take another's resources, they probably weren't friendly either.
You're right, that one nameless group you made up has no more reason to complain any more about the settlers than they have to complain about that other nameless group you made up.
"What's the big deal about me hitting you? I'm sure you've been bitten by a dog before, and I never heard you complain."
It’s the old adage “those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones”.
If you attack and take someone else’s land that’s bad… whether you’re white or not.
Right?