6. This sort of collective mortification seems universal except, interestingly, among WASPs.
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16. As Canadian I feel shame over Residential Schools (where Native children beaten & killed) but that's different than my Sikh ethnic shame
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17. Example: as Sikh I felt shame over killing of Indira Gandhi & Air India bombing (despite obviously being unconnected with them).
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@HeerJeet Canada doesn't have a WASP ethnicity. We whites are encouraged to identify with subgroups: Irish, Albertan, Torontonian, etc.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet part of white privilege is precise origins. I feel angry when my itty bitty tribe misbehaves: e.g. NSers murdering a homeless manThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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