[Kyobanim]

Originally Posted by Papa Zero Three

If you are going to make comparisons, compare apples to apples. As far as I can tell, there never were any treaties signed by the Brits promising the Druids land of their own so they could live as they chose to.

The US Government on the other hand, the Government mind you, actually entered into treaties with various tribes, as many as 500 treaties at one point, through out the years. Most of these treaties were never honored and or were broken by the US Government. We expect the US Government to uphold the promises they make to the people so why shouldn't the existing treaties promised to the various tribes be recognized and honored today? The simple truth of the matter is that the Government at the time saw an opportunity and chose to pursue it over honoring their word.

The reason no one from Congress would meet with the author of that article is that any educated man in the US knows that the US Government royally screwed over the Native Americans and to actually try and go back and honor the agreements that were entered into and that are still valid today, would fundamentally unravel society. Imagine if the treaties were enforced and the land was given back and you got a notice in the mail from the US Government saying:

"Hey, we're sorry, but a long time ago we legally entered into an agreement and promised this land to the native Americans and by law, it's rightfully theirs. So now that house/business and the land it sits on that you thought you owned now belongs to someone else and were gonna have to ask that you move out as soon as possible, thanks".

How well do you think something like that would go over? I highly doubt any of you have lived on a reservation or have a real idea of the poverty that most reservations deal with. Not every tribe has a casino, thats another stereotype and misconception.

De Oppresso Liber is the motto we live by and espouse. Yet we have forgotten about the oppressed right here at home.

I'm with you on this one. Good post.