Author Topic: Changing the Oath of Citizenship  (Read 1980 times)

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Offline SirJohn

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Re: Changing the Oath of Citizenship
« Reply #45 on: February 08, 2017, 11:49:06 am »
You think liberals want you to feel guilty about winning the war? You don't have a very good understanding of the situation then. You don't have to feel guilty about anything, but most sane people recognize that government sponsored abuse of indigenous peoples actually happened. That's the truth part. They also recognize that there should be reconciliation for those abuses. We're talking about kids taken from their homes and used in medical experiments. We're talking about **** and physical abuse that goes well beyond the paddling or having your knuckles smacked by a ruler like you probably experienced when you were a kid.

Children have been abused by adults through most of history. If you look at the way British boarding school kids were treated back in the day, well, it was horrific by modern standards. Even the high end schools, like the one Prince Charles attended, could be a nightmare. The saying 'spare the rod, spoil the child' was commonplace, as was the sentiment. Nor was sexual abuse paid much attention throughout society, regardless of who the victims were. It was something people and institutions largely dismissed as unlikely or not serious.

Well and good. We're more sophisticated than that, now. But I fail to see how acknowledging that native kids were among those who suffered in those days, and compensating them, also requires we impose some kind of oath for immigrants to respect treaties.

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Nah, you don't have to feel guilty about any of those things. You objecting to the government making amends for them does make you look like a complete **** though.

Gee, and I respect you so very much for your calm, dignified wisdom.
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