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Old 02-01-2013, 06:48 AM
 
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Old 02-01-2013, 06:53 AM
 
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Old 02-01-2013, 07:24 AM
 
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Playing the devil's advocate here. Considering that Hispanics are partly Native American, don't they have as much right, if not more, to lands that were stolen from their forefathers?

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Old 02-01-2013, 08:23 AM
 
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Playing the devil's advocate here. Considering that Hispanics are partly Native American, don't they have as much right, if not more, to lands that were stolen from their forefathers?
What this country was established on, has very little to do with how it is being ran today. I am part native American, but I guarantee if I go to Mexico and claim that my ancestors helped developed Mexico, I doubt that is going to give me a right to do much of anything there. Even though what happened to Native Americans was certainly not right, it doesn't make the actions of those illegal immigrants justified.
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Old 02-01-2013, 09:06 AM
 
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What this country was established on, has very little to do with how it is being ran today. I am part native American, but I guarantee if I go to Mexico and claim that my ancestors helped developed Mexico, I doubt that is going to give me a right to do much of anything there. Even though what happened to Native Americans was certainly not right, it doesn't make the actions of those illegal immigrants justified.
Disagree with you there. The structure of our nation today is a direct result of what happened then, which is not too long ago in the history of this country. We can say that the way of life now is very different but the morality in treating these people as 'illegals' is questionable. True that they might here illegally but do we have a strong moral ground in treating them so disrespectfully when we are enjoying the fruits of their ancestors' persecution?
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Old 02-01-2013, 12:21 PM
 
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Disagree with you there. The structure of our nation today is a direct result of what happened then, which is not too long ago in the history of this country. We can say that the way of life now is very different but the morality in treating these people as 'illegals' is questionable. True that they might here illegally but do we have a strong moral ground in treating them so disrespectfully when we are enjoying the fruits of their ancestors' persecution?
So since you feel that way are you willing to let them have your home? I mean after all it's technically their home right?
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Old 02-01-2013, 12:48 PM
 
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So since you feel that way are you willing to let them have your home? I mean after all it's technically their home right?
No, but only because I'm too greedy. I'm certainly not going to pretend to take some moral high ground against them.

Let me put it this way: Life screws many people. If we are the benefactors of their misfortune the least we can do is gloat about it and look down on them.

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Old 02-01-2013, 02:43 PM
 
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Sorry, the least we can do is *not* gloat about it and look down on them.
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Old 02-01-2013, 03:22 PM
 
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No, but only because I'm too greedy. I'm certainly not going to pretend to take some moral high ground against them.

Let me put it this way: Life screws many people. If we are the benefactors of their misfortune the least we can do is gloat about it and look down on them.
In what way is anyone gloating? Just curious. I thought we were talking about why Carroll County is making English the official language.
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Old 02-01-2013, 10:41 PM
 
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Playing the devil's advocate here. Considering that Hispanics are partly Native American, don't they have as much right, if not more, to lands that were stolen from their forefathers?
They may be native to the tribes of Mexico and Central America, but they do NOT trace ancestry to the Native American tribes that inhabit the present day United States. They might be part Aztec or Mayan but they certainly aren't part Cherokee or Apache.
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