A 400-year story of progress – How America became the world’s biggest economy

Re:A 400-year story of progress – How America became the wor... by Mithaldu on Sunday September 24, 2017 @07:47PM (#15327121)

> According to your logic, undocumented immigrants are “usurping” America

According to your logic integrating successfully into a different society and culture, is the same as arriving with superior weaponry and slaughtering the natives over 149 years. (1775-1924)

Your attempt at comparison and equivalence is pitiful and cruel.

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Re:A 400-year story of progress – How America became the wor... by aaron-lebo on Monday September 25, 2017 @12:33AM (#15328087)

The immigrants over the course of 149 years weren't offloading from the boats with rifles in their hands The vast majority of them faced major discrimination themselves. That's why their descendants (who often are also the descendants of natives) object to such biased portrayals.

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Re:A 400-year story of progress – How America became the wor... by Mithaldu on Monday September 25, 2017 @05:06AM (#15328923)

Individual people may not be guilty of this, and even major parts of the USA may not have been guilty of it, but as an entity, this is what "the USA" did. If that makes people angry, they should search themselves to see where such anger should be directed.

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