What are you talking about? I’m not defending Trump, or using whataboutism? I’m trying to explain the history of consistent oppression of native peoples. It’s unfortunately as old as white people coming here in the first place; Trump is just the latest flavor of awful. This country is literally founded on genocide, and just about every president has partaken.

I live in Oklahoma, my spouse is a tribal member, as is my child. I’m extremely close to the issue and try to make myself as educated on the topic as I can. I also try to educate others, since a lot of people genuinely don’t know how far back this shit goes, as our education system deliberately leaves it out. That’s what I was trying to do here.