Drlee wrote:I don't think this is true. It certainly isn't in North America. If all the whites in the US and Canada were to leave there is no way that Native Americans would be better off.
There may have been a time when one could make the case that Native Americans could reoccupy their country but it is simply not true now.
1. If you think that it is not true when I claim that colonialism is still a thing in North America, then please tell me when colonialism ended. As far as I can tell, the relationship between Washington, or Ottawa, and the indigenous nations residing in North America is a colonial relationship.
There is still exploitation in terms of land seizures, if nothing else.
There is still an unequal relationship that is based on profiting the colonialist nation at the expense of the colonised.
If you disagree with this, please explain when Washington and Ottawa started a non-colonial relationship with indigenous communities.
2. If all the whites left North America, the indigenous people would get their land back. It is obvious that if all the whites in the US and Canada were to leave, indigenous people in North America would be better off by virtue of getting back their land and the chance to self-govern.
3. No one is discussing re-occupying North America. I am not even sure what that means. I am discussing, instead, the end of colonialism in North America and South Africa.
The fact is that whites protect and fund the autonomy that Native Americans have now. Without us they would not survive as they do now. Further. Without us someone else would pick this low hanging fruit.
Your theory fails POD. It is popular in some circles but very shortsighted.
The first paragraph here does not contradict the claim that the current relationship is colonial. In fact, it seems to say that the relationship is actually colonial, and that indigenous people should simply be grateful.
How is this different from the argument of white mans burden?
South Africa is another thing entirely in this regard. If black South Africans want to embrace racism, there is little anyone can do about it. We just have to remember that it is revenge, not justice.
These seem to be emotional words focused on morality.
“revenge” “racism” “justice”
They help us to understand howmyou feel about it, but they are not useful for analysis.
For example, this position of yours seems to ignore the history of colonialism and racism that is still a part of SA culture.