If you've spent any time in Indian country, you'd doubt that number. Where does the 95% come from? @PostPolls
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We don't even know whether it was 10 million or 200 million indigenous people who were wiped out: an indication of how horrendous this was.
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Indigenous lives were so dispensable they weren't even counted. That's important to remember when we think about the Washington team name.
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There was a systemic destruction of entire tribal nations. ALL THIS LAND remains occupied. Also important when thinking about the name.
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Every single part of US history relies on tribal destruction in exchange for... What? Do you even know?
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When did natives get citizenship in the US? Oh you don't already know? Use google to learn something today.
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When were all natives guaranteed the right to vote? 1972. And you wanna debate if the Washington team name is offensive today? Nah.
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"We're gonna destroy land. Pollute water. Pollute air. Feed your kids to dogs. Rape women. Kill men. Still call you a slur 500 years later."
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"And as soon as you gain a lil ground to call us on it, we're gonna do a poll as if to suspend how deeply racist the team name is, k?"
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