Comment 28297

By A Smith (anonymous) | Posted January 24, 2009 at 20:45:47

LL, why are you mad at me? I am in favour of protecting property rights, which includes native claims to land, on which they have existed on for generations. However, the only way they can do this is if they drop the "land is for everyone" nonsense and actually claim it as their own. As to whether or not their culture allows for private property is irrelevant, they either play by the rules that the rest of the world does, or they get run over. That's reality.

Furthermore, cultures change over time and this is not necessarily a bad thing. Europeans used to live in caves, but as our culture evolved, we learned to shape the natural world to our advantage. This is also the reason why we can now send robots to explore other planets. Trying to lock certain groups of people into a time capsule does nothing to help them survive the coming future, as reflected by the sad condition of Canada's native population.

Perhaps instead of reading so many textbooks, you should spend some time thinking about things rationally.

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