tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425837433146823470.post4765242286997825782..comments2023-05-10T10:11:10.595-04:00Comments on BRAINDROPS: The White Man's ShameJim Pantalenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242915447914711323noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425837433146823470.post-68746484062725300062011-05-18T06:52:57.259-04:002011-05-18T06:52:57.259-04:00I guess Joe that's why now, when the governmen...I guess Joe that's why now, when the government tells me anything, there's always doubt about how true it is. The way they presented our annihilation of Native American people and culture as our "destiny" instead of the outright theft it was makes me angry and sad. You nailed it...greed pure and simple.Jim Pantalenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242915447914711323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425837433146823470.post-79772853960399366762011-05-17T07:26:11.563-04:002011-05-17T07:26:11.563-04:00Maybe we can ring a new bell, and tell the real st...Maybe we can ring a new bell, and tell the real story. <br /><br />Is taking someone's land akin to stealing someone's land?<br /><br />Seems to me we destroyed a culture, one that never got to grow, we lost a lot in our greed.Joseph Del Broccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17878453933558405173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425837433146823470.post-33249639512189114362011-05-11T07:10:58.172-04:002011-05-11T07:10:58.172-04:00I'm sure at the time we rationalized the eradi...I'm sure at the time we rationalized the eradication of these "savages" with no regard to the viability of their culture and how, in some ways, it was superior to ours. Can't unring that bell, but as you say, maybe we can at least tell their story.Jim Pantalenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242915447914711323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425837433146823470.post-75249114148114474072011-05-10T18:09:34.871-04:002011-05-10T18:09:34.871-04:00I agree, what we did was terrible. Those poor peop...I agree, what we did was terrible. Those poor people just wanted to live on their land and we stole it from them, and cost many of them their lives. I hope the history books become more balanced and reflect both sides of the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com