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Forum: Canada

Sep 1st 2009, 7:54 pm

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Posted By Alan2005

Re: Native Americans

I agree.

Forum: Canada

Sep 1st 2009, 3:10 am

Replies: 66

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Posted By Alan2005

Re: Native Americans

I think you are reading to much into what I am saying.

I'm not a hypocrite when it comes to religion - every single religion or similar belief system is lies and nonsense. I wouldn't deem to...

Forum: Canada

Sep 1st 2009, 2:20 am

Replies: 66

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Posted By Alan2005

Re: Native Americans

Using spiritual belief as a crutch isn't unique to First Nations, most of the population of the world does it to one extent or another. However belief in fairy stories doesn't make them facts. The...

Forum: Canada

Sep 1st 2009, 1:32 am

Replies: 66

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Posted By Alan2005

Re: Native Americans

I'd no more do that than I would walk into a church, mosque, whatever and tell them what they believe is a big bag of bollocks. It would be madness to do it.

I should add that I do actually...

Forum: Canada

Sep 1st 2009, 1:07 am

Replies: 66

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Posted By Alan2005

Re: Native Americans

What a load of old nonsense that is.

Forum: Canada

Aug 31st 2009, 6:23 pm

Replies: 66

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Posted By Alan2005

Re: Native Americans

I will agree with you that morality is completely fluid, but really that's besides the point.

The impact of the way that first nations people were treated is still going on today, and we know they...

Forum: Canada

Aug 31st 2009, 6:07 pm

Replies: 66

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Posted By Alan2005

Re: Native Americans

By that logic slavery wasn't wrong because it wasn't at the time:blink:

Forum: Canada

Aug 31st 2009, 6:01 pm

Replies: 66

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Posted By Alan2005

Re: Native Americans

Which isn't any solution at all - they tried it already with those residential schools. What a disaster that was.

I started this thread mainly because I was shocked by the HIV and drug use...

Forum: Canada

Aug 31st 2009, 4:32 pm

Replies: 66

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Posted By Alan2005

Re: Native Americans

A more appropriate phrase might be adapt or die. I don't think living in the modern world means anyone needs to lose their cultural identity entirely.

Forum: Canada

Aug 31st 2009, 12:00 am

Replies: 66

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Posted By Alan2005

Re: Native Americans

I think you'll find that governments are generally very adept at taking away peoples rights:sneaky:

Anything made up by people can be changed - we aren't talking about fundamental laws of...

Forum: Canada

Aug 30th 2009, 10:03 pm

Replies: 66

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Posted By Alan2005

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That isn't an appropriate comparison to make.

Anyway, the state can actually treat people the...

Forum: Canada

Aug 30th 2009, 9:19 pm

Replies: 66

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Posted By Alan2005

Re: Native Americans

I realize it's not simple (otherwise it would have been done already - wouldn't it?). The whole mess does seem to need sorting out though, however I know I'm far too ignorant of the issues to...

Forum: Canada

Aug 30th 2009, 8:34 pm

Replies: 66

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Posted By Alan2005

Re: Native Americans

Interesting posts JonboyE. The behaviour of DIAND that you describe matches my impression of various laws and acts around this issue; i.e. they are ostensibly about cultural sensitivity, but in...

Forum: Canada

Aug 30th 2009, 4:43 pm

Replies: 66

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Posted By Alan2005

Native Americans

As a new immigrant I have a limited understanding of the history behind much native american legislation and the circumstances that led to the way things are today. However it also seems to me that...

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