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Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

30 points by brudgers 4y ago

umeshunni 4y ago
I saw the title and thought it was something to do with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship_(Amendment)_Act,_2019 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship_(Amendment)_Act,_2...
- sergers 4y ago
  me too
travisporter 4y ago
Damn Columbus ruined the word Indian
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago
  Do the natives in the West Indies use the term Indian themselves? I thought it was unique to the United States.
  - School-Cotton 4y ago
    People in Latin America certainly use the term indio with similar meaning. I don’t know about people in the English-speaking Caribbean.
- realjohng 4y ago
  Absolutely
realjohng 4y ago
Interesting how participating in war is rewarded with goodies. What’s the psychological reasoning behind that?
- oh_sigh 4y ago
  Pragmatically it means you'll have more people willing to fight and die in the next war. Ethically it shows that the participants are committed to the republic enough to be willing to risk their lives.
jbandela1 4y ago
> It was enacted partially in recognition of the thousands of Native Americans who served in the armed forces during the First World War. Historically, it has been warfare that seems to have driven a large part of democracy and enfranchisement. An example that is brought up is the Athenian navy. Because they relied on lots of common people to row, it shaped their political system to favor democracy over the more elite Spartans. The downfall of feudalism may have had a lot to do with mass infantry and/or archers showing their worth versus elite mounted knights.
- markdown 4y ago
  > The downfall of feudalism may have had a lot to do with mass infantry and/or archers showing their worth versus elite mounted knights. The feudal lords of yore didn’t have propaganda networks broadcasting into the homes of their serfs 24x7. Present day feudal lords like Bezos and Musk have armies of sycophants.
  - throwaway2990 4y ago
    ^ wow the conspiracy theories that show up on HN… Wow..
    - proudeu 4y ago
      See guys? This the sycophant he is talking about.
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30 points by brudgers 4y ago

I saw the title and thought it was something to do with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship_(Amendment)_Act,_2019 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship_(Amendment)_Act,_2...

sergers 4y ago
me too

travisporter 4y ago

Damn Columbus ruined the word Indian

JumpCrisscross 4y ago
Do the natives in the West Indies use the term Indian themselves? I thought it was unique to the United States.
- School-Cotton 4y ago
  People in Latin America certainly use the term indio with similar meaning. I don’t know about people in the English-speaking Caribbean.
realjohng 4y ago
Absolutely

realjohng 4y ago

Interesting how participating in war is rewarded with goodies. What’s the psychological reasoning behind that?

oh_sigh 4y ago
Pragmatically it means you'll have more people willing to fight and die in the next war. Ethically it shows that the participants are committed to the republic enough to be willing to risk their lives.

jbandela1 4y ago

> It was enacted partially in recognition of the thousands of Native Americans who served in the armed forces during the First World War. Historically, it has been warfare that seems to have driven a large part of democracy and enfranchisement. An example that is brought up is the Athenian navy. Because they relied on lots of common people to row, it shaped their political system to favor democracy over the more elite Spartans. The downfall of feudalism may have had a lot to do with mass infantry and/or archers showing their worth versus elite mounted knights.

markdown 4y ago
> The downfall of feudalism may have had a lot to do with mass infantry and/or archers showing their worth versus elite mounted knights. The feudal lords of yore didn’t have propaganda networks broadcasting into the homes of their serfs 24x7. Present day feudal lords like Bezos and Musk have armies of sycophants.
- throwaway2990 4y ago
  ^ wow the conspiracy theories that show up on HN… Wow..
  - proudeu 4y ago
    See guys? This the sycophant he is talking about.

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