• thetreesaysbark
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    10 months ago

    So, one part of what the original post is wrong according to your source. Not the whole thing.

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      10 months ago

      No, the whole thing is wrong because its a false equivalence. “Better life” meant different things for the white settlers and the current immigrants.

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          10 months ago

          Because that’s what makes it wrong. If “better life” for one is profiting off slavery and genocide and for the other its “chance at a peaceful life” then comparing them whitewashes the formers intention.

          Edit: it also seems to elude everyone that literally the first line in my source goes against the “seeking a better life” line, so I don’t know why people think my source doesn’t cover that