Why I support the abolition of Native American Reservations

[Voltaire X]

I know this sounds really harsh, but here's two reasons why:


1) In reality these reservations are just ultra-ghettos with rampant alcoholism, drug abuse, and crime. I don't think it's fair for the kids that grow up on these reservations to be deprived of the opportunities that most Americans have. Here's an example of how shockingly bad the problem actually is:

Native Americans of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation near Whiteclay, Nebraska, have filed a $500-million lawsuit against beer manufacturers for the devastation that alcohol has wreaked on their community for decades.

The Oglala Sioux Tribe said the extraordinary sum they are asking for would be used to pay for health care, social services and child rehabilitation.

As in many other Native American communities in the U.S. and Canada, alcohol abuse has destroyed the lives of many in the reservation. For example, one-fourth of the tribe's children suffer from fetal disorders related to their parents' alcoholism.

source:
Tim Giago: "What the Hell, They're Only Indians"



2) I don't think it is right for the government to have separate sets of laws in place for people based on their ethnicity. I know that one could easily argue that it wasn't right to take the land from the Native Americans in the first place, but that was well over 100 years ago, and none of the Native Americans alive today were alive when it happened. Furthermore, I think that the reservations are actually holding them back instead of allowing them to integrate with the rest of society (see reason #1). But generally speaking, I don't think the government should treat people any differently based on their ethnic background, ever.

 

[Mason66]

You do realize that the Indian Reservations are their own countries, right?

The US Government cannot tell them what to do on their own land. They even have their own license plates for cars registered on their land.

If the tribe thought beer was such a problema, they would stop drinking it. What is a law suit going to do?

 

[Voltaire X]

You do realize that the Indian Reservations are their own countries, right?

The US Government cannot tell them what to do on their own land. They even have their own license plates for cars registered on their land.

If the tribe thought beer was such a problema, they would stop drinking it. What is a law suit going to do?

I believe it ended up being dismissed in court, not surprisingly.

Also, they are "nations" in name only. They don't have real sovereignty. Imagine if one of them started buildings tanks. The Feds would fly in there with helicopters and shut that **** down.

 

[NoC_T]

No way do they win that lawsuit. They're pissing in the wind.

 

[Mason66]

I believe it ended up being dismissed in court, not surprisingly.

Also, they are "nations" in name only. They don't have real sovereignty. Imagine if one of them started buildings tanks. The Feds would fly in there with helicopters and shut that **** down.

Yes they would but not because the Indians didn't have the right to build the tanks. The US controls the Indians by letting or not letting ítems or products get to the reservation, such as the gambling machines.

The US couldn't say whether the Indians could have gambling on their land, but they could regulate the gambling machines and materials to build the casino, so it is defacto control.

 

[Mason66]

No way do they win that lawsuit. They're pissing in the wind.

There is free choice even on Indian reservations.

 

[NoC_T]

There is free choice even on Indian reservations.

What with so many more prominent and subscribed causes vying for attention and support, the government's interest in the plight of the native American community must be a distant afterthought, at best. I wouldn't give them a snowball's chance. Sad but true. They'd fare better looking to change things from within. Denied any real public outcry, they're on their own.

 

[thinkforyoursel]

You do realize that the Indian Reservations are their own countries, right?

The US Government cannot tell them what to do on their own land. They even have their own license plates for cars registered on their land.

If the tribe thought beer was such a problema, they would stop drinking it. What is a law suit going to do?

Actually you do realize that they are the only real Americans ...in America.
This country spend each day defending itself not because of .."freedom and liberty"...like its played up in the media....but more like somebody who stole something ....because you did steal something.

Again ...the land is stolen ....and you held slaves for centuries ....you need to be looking over your shoulder all day.

 

[WCH]

Not all the Native Americans living on reservations are alcoholic, drug abusing, criminals...there's just a higher incidence than the norm. There are many success stories from the ones I know of personally.

Same could be said about most urban ghetto centers in this country if you really wanted to stomp out an obvious problem.

 

[Mason66]

Actually you do realize that they are the only real Americans ...in America.
This country spend each day defending itself not because of .."freedom and liberty"...like its played up in the media....but more like somebody who stole something ....because you did steal something.

Again ...the land is stolen ....and you held slaves for centuries ....you need to be looking over your shoulder all day.

Can you give me the names of the slaves I held.

As a matter of fact my people were enslaved for thousands of years, not hundreds of years like the blacks.

Please change your name as you don't have an original thought in your head.

 

[Carjosse]

Even if they were ended they probably won't just get up and move to the city where all of their problems will be solved, it is their land. It will not fix anything.