Bc of enslavement, rape, and murder from Columbus and his kin, the island he landed on lost nearly all its inhabitants in a matter of years.
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And it wasn't just its people. What we call Haiti was once a lush place. Columbus started a campaign of defrosting forest and taking land.
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This practice, started by Columbus, was continued throughout the Americas. We're talking about genocide. Tens of millions of people.
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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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I googled and couldn't find the 1972 changes in rights you refer to. Link? I legitimately want to learn more
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Here's something I wrote a few years ago: http://www.thenation.com/article/democracy-suspense-why-arizonas-native-voters-are-peril/ … @Erin_R_Hoffman
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