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    If the Chinese had moved in to colonize the land of the decimated peoples, then you would have good reason to feel indignant.
    Have you never been to Chinatown? Sneaky buggers are just doing it slowly...

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    Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk View Post
    Have you never been to Chinatown? Sneaky buggers are just doing it slowly...

    One chop suey at a time...
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    I dont get why the usa bothers to honour the guy who discovered the carrbbean with a day.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Seamus Fermanagh View Post
    I'd like the reservation system to end -- it always has been an inherently abusive process even when not corruptly administered -- and to have native Americans simply be American citizens.
    As abusive as the reservation system has been, the end of the reservations would mean the end of tribal governments and what little autonomy American Indians possess. I can't speak for American Indians but I don't think very many of them would want that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tuuvi View Post
    As abusive as the reservation system has been, the end of the reservations would mean the end of tribal governments and what little autonomy American Indians possess. I can't speak for American Indians but I don't think very many of them would want that.
    I suspect you are correct.
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