Gregory's ServerHouse of Commons gives unanimous consent to recognizing residential schools as genocide. Will Jean Chrétien (Minister of Indian Affairs, 1968—74) stands trial at The Hague? https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2092600387587
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 @Qoon @yogthos Look, I'm not saying you should be tarred and feathered for having a Nazi in your family (provided you've disowned them), and I 100% agree that you are not and should not be defined by your ancestors or relatives. But, what pisses me off is that every time I hear a young German (usually on Reddit) say that when being associated with Nazis, it's always with such arrogance and insensitivity. As if by associating them with Nazis, you're worse. @Qoon @yogthos They say it less like "I understand that the Nazis were horrible and I feel for the victims, but please understand that I'm not and never was a Nazi, and most Germans today aren't. It's unfair to associate me with them" and more "Go fuck yourself you ass, just because my ancestors committed genocide doesn't give you the right to bring it up with me!" |
@yogthos #Canada finally recognising #residentialschools as #genicide?
Lip service, nothing more. Nothing of value will change for #Indigenous peoples.
Like with the #Germans when someone brings up the #Nazis, the line "I'm not about to personally feel guilty about what my ancestors did" is about to enter the Canadian vernacular. It's bullshit when Germans say it, it'll be bullshit when anyone else says it. Really? Not guilty *at all* that your grandad was a blood crazed piece of shit?