I really enjoy the "this land was stolen" narrative. This land was conquered, just like every other piece of land on earth.
How many tribes completely eradicated other tribes before Europeans arrived? Should there be inter-tribal reparations and land returning?
I always reply, what made it their land? And for that matter, what makes it our land now?
It enrages people, but it is an honest inquiry into the nature of property.
If the answer is force, then that is a sin of which all nations are guilty.
There is no property in durable objects, such as land or houses, when carefully examined in passing from hand to hand, but must, in some period, have been founded on fraud and injustice."
—David Hume, Of The Original Contract
On the law of the Junge, I reckon it is best to take wisdom from the Bible where it states the sin of the Father is not the sin of the son and visa versa.
If the answer is consent, it still does not absolve a people of sin because if one reaches far enough back in time all land was stolen. So...
...no matter what a man does he has the power to cleanse that sin from himself. No one possesses that power, only Jesus.
Besides, in America and Canada too probably, a significant percentage of land came through bartering, treatises or purchases from the Indians or Europeans.
If the answer is labor, then Europeans were the ones who cultivated the land and improved it, it was kept in common by the Indians.
American and Canadian lands were kept in the state of nature that all land was in before even a single man owned it...
...it is the law of nature that I personally believe grants legitimacy to land owners. John Locke was right in his Second Treatise.
If the answer is God will it, that person better have a damn good religion because I will always side with the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
I've actually had enough of this shit and the next time there's indigenous people's day I'm going to have some shit to say on their hashtag.
I'll say all the forbidden things. I'll tell the real story of Attawapiskat. The real story of Grassy Narrows. I'll talk about the first time I saw a Chief's car collection. I'll talk about how everyone seems to thing they don't have running water. I'll talk about how they're secretly richer than most Canadians. I'll even talk about dealing with band offices.
I'll talk about Joseph Brant. I'll talk about Sitting Bull. I'll talk about the Iroquois, the Mohawks and the Miq'Mak. I'll drop everything.
Most natives live off the reserve, pay taxes and are good Canadian boys who love this country. By the time I'm done I'll either be kicked off twitter and permanently canceled or I'll make more natives join Canadian society than anything the government has ever done.
I've had enough of this shit. Canada Day is for celebrating Canada and everyone who wants to fuck it up can fuck right off.
From Google: “Led by Indigenous rights group Idle No More, the “Cancel Canada Day” protests will honour Indigenous, Black, migrant, women and trans lives lost. “We will not celebrate the ongoing genocide within Canada against Indigenous people,” reads a statement posted to the organization's website.”
Smh this is SAD! “Black, migrant, women, trans...” sorry what do they have to do with Indigenous rights? Are they sure they didn’t forget any other minority groups to add to the racist rally against white people?
Sorry, but I was born here. That makes me as indigenous as anyone. The only difference between me and you is only one of us has to pay taxes. Fuck right off with this nonsense already.
Those are my sentiments exactly. It should go without saying that Canada is not perfect, but these people are saying it all the time.
So much focus is places on the bad that it seems me these people are missing out on how great Canada truly is: beautiful lands, friendly people and so on.
The mere fact that the whole world desires to come to Canada should serve as proof that it is actually fantastic!
All this self-hate deprives people of happiness; you can't be happy if you're outraged, but you can't be outraged if you're thankful.
I've noticed how when people claim the land should be "given back to the Natives" they never specify which tribe
I really enjoy the "this land was stolen" narrative. This land was conquered, just like every other piece of land on earth. How many tribes completely eradicated other tribes before Europeans arrived? Should there be inter-tribal reparations and land returning?
Pussy liberals will never understand that military might was the law back in those days.
Is it bad that natives were treated harshly? Yes. But those responsible have all died. The current generation cannot pay for the sins of the past.
I always reply, what made it their land? And for that matter, what makes it our land now?
It enrages people, but it is an honest inquiry into the nature of property.
If the answer is force, then that is a sin of which all nations are guilty.
—David Hume, Of The Original Contract
On the law of the Junge, I reckon it is best to take wisdom from the Bible where it states the sin of the Father is not the sin of the son and visa versa.
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Bible-Verses-About-Sins-Of-The-Father/
Love and forgiveness > hate and anger.
If the answer is consent, it still does not absolve a people of sin because if one reaches far enough back in time all land was stolen. So...
...no matter what a man does he has the power to cleanse that sin from himself. No one possesses that power, only Jesus.
Besides, in America and Canada too probably, a significant percentage of land came through bartering, treatises or purchases from the Indians or Europeans.
If the answer is labor, then Europeans were the ones who cultivated the land and improved it, it was kept in common by the Indians.
American and Canadian lands were kept in the state of nature that all land was in before even a single man owned it...
...it is the law of nature that I personally believe grants legitimacy to land owners. John Locke was right in his Second Treatise.
If the answer is God will it, that person better have a damn good religion because I will always side with the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
https://i.maga.host/wAycjOp.jpg
“Give us back our land! FILTHY COLONIALISTS!” “And what tribe are you a part of?” “........”
You think they'd enjoy a relocation to beautiful South Africa?
I've actually had enough of this shit and the next time there's indigenous people's day I'm going to have some shit to say on their hashtag.
I'll say all the forbidden things. I'll tell the real story of Attawapiskat. The real story of Grassy Narrows. I'll talk about the first time I saw a Chief's car collection. I'll talk about how everyone seems to thing they don't have running water. I'll talk about how they're secretly richer than most Canadians. I'll even talk about dealing with band offices.
I'll talk about Joseph Brant. I'll talk about Sitting Bull. I'll talk about the Iroquois, the Mohawks and the Miq'Mak. I'll drop everything.
Most natives live off the reserve, pay taxes and are good Canadian boys who love this country. By the time I'm done I'll either be kicked off twitter and permanently canceled or I'll make more natives join Canadian society than anything the government has ever done.
I've had enough of this shit. Canada Day is for celebrating Canada and everyone who wants to fuck it up can fuck right off.
From Google: “Led by Indigenous rights group Idle No More, the “Cancel Canada Day” protests will honour Indigenous, Black, migrant, women and trans lives lost. “We will not celebrate the ongoing genocide within Canada against Indigenous people,” reads a statement posted to the organization's website.”
Smh this is SAD! “Black, migrant, women, trans...” sorry what do they have to do with Indigenous rights? Are they sure they didn’t forget any other minority groups to add to the racist rally against white people?
Sorry, but I was born here. That makes me as indigenous as anyone. The only difference between me and you is only one of us has to pay taxes. Fuck right off with this nonsense already.
Those are my sentiments exactly. It should go without saying that Canada is not perfect, but these people are saying it all the time.
So much focus is places on the bad that it seems me these people are missing out on how great Canada truly is: beautiful lands, friendly people and so on.
The mere fact that the whole world desires to come to Canada should serve as proof that it is actually fantastic!
All this self-hate deprives people of happiness; you can't be happy if you're outraged, but you can't be outraged if you're thankful.