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In reply to the discussion: Why Do Conservatives Love Cowboy Culture? [View all]Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Acts of great decency by an American Indian tribe was awarded with savagery once the vast wealth in the new land was seen and the desire to exploit overcame gratitude. We were not taught that in our history books because being taught that may cause us to wake each day looking into the cold reality of what human beings fundamentally are. So we add to the deception by ignoring the gross inhumanity of the Trail of Tears, Seminoles in Florida being traded shit land for good land then being slaughtered when they demanded a fairer deal, or human beings being enslaved for pure personal gain with their basic humanity being questioned to justify their enslavement. Thinking about all that stuff at the Thanksgiving dinner table will result in turkey, mashed potatoes, creamed peas and pumpkin pie being puked all over the nice placesettings. It is just easier for many to live in some fabricated world where many yesterdays were so much better than today.