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by nehushtan 3121 days ago
Not to absolve the whites for their (our) crimes in the new world, but please recall that the native american tribes were at war with each other and often initiated war with the whites. It wasn't all one way. Further recall that the great preponderance of the loss of life on the native american side was the result of lack of immunity to diseases brought - without malice or even awareness - from europe.
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"our crimes in the new world"

Considering an entire race / skin color "guilty" is dangerous thinking

even if you consider the son guilty of the fathers sins, it doesn't take into account the enormous number of post-1900 european immigrants who had nothing to do with any of that at any point in history.