Is it okay to be proud of something that is said to be born of genocide? A complicated question at first glance, carrying with it the notion that you must choose between death and life. This is not the case. You have to ask yourself, what is genocide? It must be considered whether those being victimized truly were only the victim. The opposing side should see why they are so guilty for something they didn’t do. If not genocide, what changed our nation so radically from the very beginning? This country was not founded on Native American genocide. Pride, if based in fact, is not something to be endlessly appalled and questioned.
The true meaning of a word in context can change the way we look at our world, ourselves, and our country. Genocide is bloody and horrible, but horror and blood are not always genocide. Genocide requires that death is planned and enacted by one group onto another with the sole intent of annihilating that group. Although the murders of the Native Americans were barbaric, it was war and slavery that caused them, not genocide. The death of thousands of Native Americans is 75-95% based in the …show more content…
These tribes were constantly fighting amongst themselves, when the Europeans came along, it simply gave them a new ‘tribe’ to challenge. Many of the massacres that are popular reference points for guilty people, while being terrible losses of life, were battles with strong warriors on both sides. Quite a few of the famous skirmishes were actually prompted by actions on the Native Americans part, ending in a (dominantly) European win with heavy casualties on both sides. The tribes were, for lack of a better word, brutal. Many were cannibalistic, with scalpings, fetus removal, and genital mutilation being amongst the most common war practices. They played an equal part, no matter who won or
The true meaning of a word in context can change the way we look at our world, ourselves, and our country. Genocide is bloody and horrible, but horror and blood are not always genocide. Genocide requires that death is planned and enacted by one group onto another with the sole intent of annihilating that group. Although the murders of the Native Americans were barbaric, it was war and slavery that caused them, not genocide. The death of thousands of Native Americans is 75-95% based in the …show more content…
These tribes were constantly fighting amongst themselves, when the Europeans came along, it simply gave them a new ‘tribe’ to challenge. Many of the massacres that are popular reference points for guilty people, while being terrible losses of life, were battles with strong warriors on both sides. Quite a few of the famous skirmishes were actually prompted by actions on the Native Americans part, ending in a (dominantly) European win with heavy casualties on both sides. The tribes were, for lack of a better word, brutal. Many were cannibalistic, with scalpings, fetus removal, and genital mutilation being amongst the most common war practices. They played an equal part, no matter who won or