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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: The joy of Democracy
Date: 3 Nov 2024 00:01:55 GMT
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On Sat, 2 Nov 2024 22:08:51 +0100, D wrote:

> On Sat, 2 Nov 2024, rbowman wrote:
> 
>> On Sat, 2 Nov 2024 11:44:25 +0100, D wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 2 Nov 2024, rbowman wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 1 Nov 2024 22:30:39 +0100, D wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, there was a
>>>>> significant demand for labor in plantations across the Americas and
>>>>> on islands such as Mauritius and Réunion. This demand fueled a slave
>>>>> trade that affected many African communities. While much of this
>>>>> trade involved individuals from coastal regions or areas further
>>>>> north, it also extended into southern Africa.
>>>>
>>>> With a whole continent full of indigenous labor they imported
>>>> Africans.
>>>> The truth is while the Cherokee didn't have a problem enslaving
>>>> people from other tribes they saw the value of buying Africans
>>>> instead. When they headed to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears they took
>>>> their African slaves with them.
>>>
>>> Really? So indians bought negro slaves? Had no idea! In europe,
>>> indians can do no wrong, and their history is held up as a paragon of
>>> eco-friendly and just, which was crushed by the bad white man.
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1842_Slave_Revolt_in_the_Cherokee_Nation
>>
>> That's still having repercussions.
>>
>> https://www.npr.org/2011/09/20/140630565/americas-2nd-largest-indian-
>> tribe-expels-blacks
> 
> Amazing! That would never slip past swedish censorship!

It isn't exactly shouted from the rooftops in the US. The present day 
problems are not exclusive to blacks. Being on the tribal roll can have 
distinct advantages particularly with the tribes that run casinos. In this 
area Métis have the same problem. Indians are as racist as whites so the 
half-breeds don't get on the rolls and they may not be accepted by the 
whites either. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
M%C3%A9tis#M%C3%A9tis_people_in_the_United_States