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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: one_less who wrote (774255)3/11/2014 3:34:08 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (1) of 1574092
 
Less, I'm very familiar with the concept of "manifest destiny."

What I don't agree with is the notion that America established a systematic policy of Indian removal. America's number one priority was expansion, not genocide.

I'll grant you that in many cases, the forcible relocation (and slaughter) of Natives just to satisfy the goals of expansion could count as genocidal. But there were also many cases where the white man and Natives coexisted peacefully, just like many of the Founding Fathers intended in the early 1800's. And there were many Natives who chose (i.e. not forced) to assimilate into American society.

Overall, the picture is rather complicated, and I think it's overly simplistic to just come out and say America is guilty of genocide. IMO, that cheapens the term and isn't necessary when it comes to exposing the ugly side of manifest destiny and "how the West was won."

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