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Re:Bill Gates: My Plan to Fix The World's Biggest Problems by CamperBob2 on Saturday January 26, 2013 @05:15PM (#5122009)
So I'm assuming you're of native ancestry in your particular region.
Re:Bill Gates: My Plan to Fix The World's Biggest Problems by dllthomas on Saturday January 26, 2013 @05:57PM (#5122148)
People can migrate without being colonists. Certainly a lot of historical migration was due to colonialism, but someone who moved to a developed country last year (from either a developed or undeveloped country) clearly isn't guilty of it.

Second, even if the parent commenter's ancestors were colonists of some stripe, people aren't bound in any way to say that the actions taken by their ancestors were the right ones.

Re:Bill Gates: My Plan to Fix The World's Biggest Problems by illuminate on Sunday January 27, 2013 @01:34AM (#5123411)
I'm not pretending to claim some sort of native ancestry, and being the result of colonialism doesn't preclude me from disapproving of policies and interests beyond my control.
Re:Bill Gates: My Plan to Fix The World's Biggest Problems by dmhdlr on Saturday January 26, 2013 @09:54PM (#5122847)
What rule is there against condemning your own ancestors?