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Immigrants (lemy.lol)

submitted 9 months ago by King@lemy.lol to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So, one part of what the original post is wrong according to your source. Not the whole thing.

[–] mathemachristian@lemm.ee -2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No, the whole thing is wrong because its a false equivalence. "Better life" meant different things for the white settlers and the current immigrants.

[–] thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Why is that relevant?

[–] mathemachristian@lemm.ee -2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Because that's what makes it wrong. If "better life" for one is profiting off slavery and genocide and for the other its "chance at a peaceful life" then comparing them whitewashes the formers intention.

Edit: it also seems to elude everyone that literally the first line in my source goes against the "seeking a better life" line, so I don't know why people think my source doesn't cover that