• dastanktal@lemmy.ml
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    24 hours ago

    And here I thought the US was the one that treated our indigenous citizens like crap

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        15 hours ago

        Jokes really do go over your heads down under don’t they.

        Also have you seen the tragedy that is the American school system? I am lucky I can read and write, forget knowing the history of a British penal colony.

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      23 hours ago

      Show me one place where indigenous people aren’t treated like crap by the government

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        23 hours ago

        Also good point. I guess New Zealand has been making strides by they are still having issues.

        Just funny to note because a lot of Americans view Europe as like this Ultra free place that has none of the issues the US has.

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          18 hours ago

          New Zealand recently just punished three politicians harshly for doing the Haka. They were protesting a proposed law to strip special constitutional privileges for the Maori stemming from the original colonial treaties. Those old British colonizers were apparently too respectful to the rights of the indigenous people for modern conservatives.

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            18 hours ago

            I did say strides but having issues. At least they have indigenous representation. US def doesnt

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          22 hours ago

          We usually don’t have these issues because we experimented away from home.

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          21 hours ago

          To be fair, indigenous in this sort of context usually refers to a colonial state where the ruling group is different from the one there before a colonial empire got there. I don’t usually see it used for populations that haven’t been subject to conquest and occupation like that within the last millenia or so, even if it could technically fit, it’d be a bit redundant.

          Though if the history of, say, Ireland is any indication, historically when white Europeans end up in that kind of position they haven’t faired much better.