10. "...it rotted while the people it was intended to feed fell into a decades-long cycle of malnutrition, suppressed immunity & sickness."
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11. So: Macdonald's policy of clearing the plains involved policies that starved thousands. What are we to make of it?
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12. On one hand, context of British empire is crucial. Similar policies at that very same moment carried out in Africa & Asia.
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13. On the other hand, there policies didn't enjoy universal support: were opposed at that time by both Natives & some whites.
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14. Point isn't to reverse crude view (John A was villain, not hero) but to deepen our understanding of terrible price of nation building.
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15. By understanding costs of nation building we can come to grips with legacy of John A. and think about how to remedy it.
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@HeerJeet Often unremarked that Nazi starvation plan for Soviet Union west of the Urals has precedent in 19th century policy1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@WillWargo Actually a point Nazi defendants made at Nuremberg trial. (Not that it exonerates them, but rather gives context & history).2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@softgrasswalker @WillWargo Not always with intent but larger process of white settlement entailed ecological destruction of native habitat
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