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Native American Restaurants (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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Patrick Blumenthal: Why have I never seen a Native American restaurant? Jaybefaunt: Because our country KILLED most of them. A 500 year genocide, Patrick.

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[–] Eatspancakes84@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (8 children)

I feel like this post doesn’t give enough credit to Europeans who also killed millions of native Americans before the US was even founded.

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 32 points 2 years ago

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[–] MBM@lemmings.world 31 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Distinguishing between European settlers and (US) Americans feels a bit silly

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[+] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago

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[–] SirHery@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Yeah as he said. 500 years, the us is bearly above 100 years old.

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[–] Wxnzxn@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The US is almost 250 years old by now, but your point still holds true.

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[–] m4xie@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

The US is almost 250 years old, but it's bearly 100 years old. The bear shadow government took over in secret in 1925.

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago

It WAS the oldest republic standing (not counting San Marino)

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[–] urandom@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

Ah, to be a teenager again

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