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In reply to the discussion: I could see that the white man did not care about each other the way our people did. [View all]thesquanderer
(11,982 posts)From his point of view, different tribes would be, well, different from each other; but all white folks would be of a group. Again, I think the distinction to be made is between native americans within their own tribe, versus the white folk who populated this country, who from that perspective, would appear to all be of the same "tribe" yet do not treat "their own" the way native american tribes' people treat their own.
And regardless of how you interpret what he said, wouldn't you think there is some accuracy to that perspective? That even within our own communities, as a whole, we don't treat each other particularly well? That we often look for what will be more advantageous to ourselves rather than what will be best for everyone?
In fact, this is what I don't like about the meme about people voting against their own self interest. If you have a belief that transcends your personal situation, that you feel (misguidedly or not) is better for society as a whole even if not for you personally, is that something to be berated for?
But that's probably a topic for a different thread.