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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/32448865

Miranda Bryant in Thisted
Sun 29 Jun 2025 07.00 EDT

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[–] dastanktal@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 days ago (4 children)

And here I thought the US was the one that treated our indigenous citizens like crap

[–] CXORA@aussie.zone 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So you don't really pay attention to the rest of world history, huh.

[–] dastanktal@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

Jokes really do go over your heads down under don't they.

Also have you seen the tragedy that is the American school system? I am lucky I can read and write, forget knowing the history of a British penal colony.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You do realize the people doing that in the US all came from Europe

[–] dastanktal@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago

Fair counterpoint. I should have but did not

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 10 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Show me one place where indigenous people aren't treated like crap by the government

[–] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 day ago

Haiti. The indigenous people were wiped out through disease and slavery.

[–] dastanktal@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Also good point. I guess New Zealand has been making strides by they are still having issues.

Just funny to note because a lot of Americans view Europe as like this Ultra free place that has none of the issues the US has.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

New Zealand recently just punished three politicians harshly for doing the Haka. They were protesting a proposed law to strip special constitutional privileges for the Maori stemming from the original colonial treaties. Those old British colonizers were apparently too respectful to the rights of the indigenous people for modern conservatives.

[–] dastanktal@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

I did say strides but having issues. At least they have indigenous representation. US def doesnt

[–] MBech@feddit.dk 5 points 2 days ago

We usually don't have these issues because we experimented away from home.

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

White European indigenous people.

What a strange question.

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

To be fair, indigenous in this sort of context usually refers to a colonial state where the ruling group is different from the one there before a colonial empire got there. I don't usually see it used for populations that haven't been subject to conquest and occupation like that within the last millenia or so, even if it could technically fit, it'd be a bit redundant.

Though if the history of, say, Ireland is any indication, historically when white Europeans end up in that kind of position they haven't faired much better.

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Sorry, I was just being dense for the sake of it; and you of course, are correct.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Why not both (and many other countries too)?