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> the entire nation (USA) is built upon the bodies of the Natives who's land was stolen or coerced from them and then built by enslaved peoples stolen from Afri

> the entire nation (USA) is built upon the bodies of the Natives who's land was stolen or coerced from them and then built by enslaved peoples stolen from Africa The entire nation? Like 100% of everything that has been accomplished? Ahhh, the good old - let me attribute all the negative things in the world to the actions of the evil white men that live in the USA, while ignoring every positive thing they did, while white-washing all other colors/races/countries - closet supremacist statement.

pessimizer 13y ago
>USA was 90% white even up to 1960 This is made up.
- powertower 13y ago
  > This is made up. Look it up youself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_racial_and_ethnic_demographics_of_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_racial_and_ethnic_de...
  - mkl 13y ago
    Your link says white people have been less than 90% of the US population since 1700.
    - powertower 13y ago
      1660 - 96% white 1700 - 89% white 1800 - 81% white 1870 - 87% white 1910 - 89% white 1960 - 89% white You are technically correct, even slightly more if you distinguish between white and Hispanic. But I'm really not going to argue over a few percentage points with anyone.
  - babesh 13y ago
    The thirteen colonies were only a small part of what made up the United States. Anyone else was not counted in the Census which is basically 80% of the rest of what became the USA. And the many of the people in that 80% were wiped out by disease, warfare, etc... Basically, the Americans conquered the whole country. Its like the French declaring anything west of the Mississipi theirs. What happened to the people living there? I bet they didn't say, yes France, you own us.
cpursley 13y ago
What on earth are you talking about? I'm not ignoring any of it.
brazzy 13y ago
Your strawmen-burning and turning this into a race issue only proves you wrong.
- powertower 13y ago
  > the entire nation (USA) is built upon the bodies of the Natives who's land was stolen or coerced from them and then built by enslaved peoples stolen from Africa The OP decided to bring race into this. And I know exactly were he is going with this. I'm just responding.
  - brazzy 13y ago
    > The OP decided to bring race into this. No, he didn't. You did.
    - powertower 13y ago
      Ok. I'll admit that I got a little ahead of myself with the response. But how can you tell me that race does not stand behind the curtains of that quoted and emphasized statement? America was predominantly white, 90% up to 1960. If you make a statement about it being built by stolen black slaves, while not giving any credit to the other people, it becomes a race thing.

pessimizer 13y ago

>USA was 90% white even up to 1960 This is made up.

powertower 13y ago
> This is made up. Look it up youself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_racial_and_ethnic_demographics_of_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_racial_and_ethnic_de...
- mkl 13y ago
  Your link says white people have been less than 90% of the US population since 1700.
  - powertower 13y ago
    1660 - 96% white 1700 - 89% white 1800 - 81% white 1870 - 87% white 1910 - 89% white 1960 - 89% white You are technically correct, even slightly more if you distinguish between white and Hispanic. But I'm really not going to argue over a few percentage points with anyone.
- babesh 13y ago
  The thirteen colonies were only a small part of what made up the United States. Anyone else was not counted in the Census which is basically 80% of the rest of what became the USA. And the many of the people in that 80% were wiped out by disease, warfare, etc... Basically, the Americans conquered the whole country. Its like the French declaring anything west of the Mississipi theirs. What happened to the people living there? I bet they didn't say, yes France, you own us.

cpursley 13y ago

What on earth are you talking about? I'm not ignoring any of it.

brazzy 13y ago

Your strawmen-burning and turning this into a race issue only proves you wrong.

powertower 13y ago
> the entire nation (USA) is built upon the bodies of the Natives who's land was stolen or coerced from them and then built by enslaved peoples stolen from Africa The OP decided to bring race into this. And I know exactly were he is going with this. I'm just responding.
- brazzy 13y ago
  > The OP decided to bring race into this. No, he didn't. You did.
  - powertower 13y ago
    Ok. I'll admit that I got a little ahead of myself with the response. But how can you tell me that race does not stand behind the curtains of that quoted and emphasized statement? America was predominantly white, 90% up to 1960. If you make a statement about it being built by stolen black slaves, while not giving any credit to the other people, it becomes a race thing.