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Originally Posted by donb9006
Ask the Native Americans what they though of that "capitalism"...a VERY fair system...isn't it. Best there is! ONLY for those who stack the deck. Ask the Africans what they thought of capitalism too. I bet they'd disagree it's "the best".
You think it was "noble" conquering this continent? It was conquered by greed, people wanting to make a buck, TAKING what they wanted from others who were already here. Have some more koolaid...they've got you hook line and sinker...believing their false "history" of the noble pioneer innocently being harassed by the natives. Farmers and ranchers living side by side in harmony.
There's a lot of ignorance in the world...people don't like having their world view shattered. They start serving the koolaid at an early age. It's hard to resist the indoctrination...the brainwashing. Practically everything we THINK we know...ends up being wrong. "History" as written...is propaganda.
No wonder so many are so screwed up psychologically. We're constantly bombarded with lies. Take religion, they start when we're just babies. Babies, children, when bombarded with "religion", believe it to be true, it's VERY hard to change their views. Be it a Christian, Muslim, Jew, Hindi, Buddhist, whatever religion, when the brainwashing begins at an early age, it's hard to reverse. Same goes for the twisted "history" we were all taught. The lies start early, and they're believed. throughout life.
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There is logic in what you've said. But let's not forget the fact that the early colonists and settlers in this nation came looking for land, house and home they could call their own....in a
property-owning, free society where they could have the
freedom to practice and express their theological and civic views, and have at least a
portion of the goods/services they worked like slaves to produce--to have some of the fruits of their labor instead of handing it all over to The State.
The bitterness above is striking and I can't imagine why a person would stay in a regime that commits such horrid socio-economic "oppression and exploitation" of the "victims".
This country has its serious flaws, but everyone has the
opportunity to work and seek a better way of producing, for self and for country. Both Presidents Clinton and Obama were fatherless, and Clinton was very poor growing up. But look at what they were able to overcome and achieve, by making the effort over the long haul. Are they "exploiting and stepping on" Native Americans and African Americans, too? I don't think so.