Old Tomorrow’s Bicentennial: Don’t Think Motivation, Think Law (activehistory.ca)

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Hitler cited Canada for Lebensraum justification in 1941: "I don’t see why a German who eats a piece of bread should torment himself with the idea that the soil which produced this bread has been won by the sword. When we eat wheat from Canada, we don’t think about the despoiled Indians"

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[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I guess that's why we had residential schools operating into late 80s, still occupy unceded First Nations land, systemically discriminate against First Nations, have RCMP harassing and surveying indigenous people, ram pipelines through their land, and so on. Sure fooled me. Unless, by recognizing mistakes you meant not finishing the genocide.

[-] Glide@lemmy.ca -1 points 12 hours ago

C'mon now, Yog. Surely even you, in your infinite bias, can recognize the pretty clear distinction between current day Canada, with the Truth and Reconcilliation movement and a constant stream of government actions and grants, and Hitler's Germany.

I'd agree the Canadian government hasn't done enough, but you can't pretend these two things are one and the same. Please try and present yourself as an actual, thinking human being for once, capable of critical thought and, honestly this is a generous over use of the word but, a nuanced understanding. Or are you literally just a political troll?

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 hours ago

Making a direct equivalence is just a straw man you're using lacking an honest bone in your body. Nowhere did I say Canada today is equivalent to nazi Germany. What I pointed out is that Canada has not substantially changed its policy towards First Nations. Please try to make your trolling less obvious at least.

[-] Glide@lemmy.ca -1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Sigh, political troll it is then, I guess. I hope someone is paying you well for this. The alternatives are just beyond pathetic.

What I pointed out is that Canada has not substantially changed its policy towards First Nations.

It has, and your posts made no attempt to make that argument.

Say Canada is not currently attempting to commit genocide the way Hitler's Germany did. It's a false equivilency, right? I'm building a straw man? Say it. Canada is not currently attempting to commit a genocide. Say it.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Canada is obviously not attempting to commit genocide today the way Hitler did. Once again, this is an absurd claim I never made. It's just something you made up instead of engaging with the atrocities that Canada is actually committing against First Nations that I listed. You're a very lazy and transparent troll. Really gotta work on your game there kiddo.