You didn’t read, or chose not to understand, what I wrote, likely because you’ve decided who I am and have responsed to your own construct.
For one I never said it wasn’t going to impact private property owners, nor did I say I diidn’t expect it to. What I am saying is if you see this as a zero sum game and refuse to acknowledge the injustice and pain that will be caused to other parties in this process, and you refuse to demand (or at the very least actively obstruct) government recompense to other injured parties then I would caution that you are not headed in a constructive direction.
You’re asking others to put aside their hate and move in a positive direction, but it doesn’t sound like you’re willing to do it. Thankfully I have hope that you are not representative.
I don’t care about history with respect to claims of homeland. This country is not more yours than mine. I don’t expect you to buy my cultural heritage or ancestry, and you can’t expect me to do it either. You don’t have a magical connection to the land - you took your first breath here and so did I. With respect to native land, this is ours, not just yours. There is a broken contract that needs to be reconciled, but this does not dictate who has more of a right to live here. If you can’t accept that then you are definitely going to gave a hard time, particularly since I’m broadly a supporter of reconciliation and you can’t even find a way to connect with me.
Edit I also said nothing about prioritizing one claim over another, or one compensation over another. I ask that you seriously reflect on what you’ve assumed about me.
I directly addressed the points you were attempting to make. What you’re saying is that you think your needs are more important than those of Indigenous people whose land you occupy. It’s very clear what you’re actually saying despite all the sophistry you’re using. You are a supporter of reconciliation entirely on your terms, that’s not what reconciliation is.
Your whole argument is inherently premised on prioritizing one claim over another. The fact that you don’t even understand the implications of what you said yourself is frankly hilarious.
I never said prioritizing. I said both expropriation if appropriate, but also compensation to those who lost land. I said both.
You clearly think of all of the people like me as second class citizens, at least with respect to homeland. But generally, you do not consider the people on the other side to be equals with their own value and their own pain. You have made it clear in the way you insult me and call me a clown, and misinterpret what I say. I have not insulted you once.
You seem to believe that this is a zero sum game and we must lose so you can win. I will not be able to understand that position. It will only lead to worse outcomes.
I’m sorry we can’t find a way to understand each other.
It’s like you don’t understand what the word implied means.
You clearly think of all of the people like me as second class citizens, at least with respect to homeland. But generally, you do not consider the people on the other side to be equals with their own value and their own pain. You have made it clear in the way you insult me and call me a clown, and misinterpret what I say. I have not insulted you once.
See, you’re just doing projecting here because you very clearly see First Nations people as second class citizens whose rights are superseded by your own. Nobody is misinterpreting anything you said here.
You seem to believe that this is a zero sum game and we must lose so you can win. I will not be able to understand that position. It will only lead to worse outcomes.
More projecting, because nowhere did I say anything of the sort. You’re just putting words in my mouth because you’re unable to engage honestly with what’s being said to you.
You didn’t read, or chose not to understand, what I wrote, likely because you’ve decided who I am and have responsed to your own construct.
For one I never said it wasn’t going to impact private property owners, nor did I say I diidn’t expect it to. What I am saying is if you see this as a zero sum game and refuse to acknowledge the injustice and pain that will be caused to other parties in this process, and you refuse to demand (or at the very least actively obstruct) government recompense to other injured parties then I would caution that you are not headed in a constructive direction.
You’re asking others to put aside their hate and move in a positive direction, but it doesn’t sound like you’re willing to do it. Thankfully I have hope that you are not representative.
I don’t care about history with respect to claims of homeland. This country is not more yours than mine. I don’t expect you to buy my cultural heritage or ancestry, and you can’t expect me to do it either. You don’t have a magical connection to the land - you took your first breath here and so did I. With respect to native land, this is ours, not just yours. There is a broken contract that needs to be reconciled, but this does not dictate who has more of a right to live here. If you can’t accept that then you are definitely going to gave a hard time, particularly since I’m broadly a supporter of reconciliation and you can’t even find a way to connect with me.
Edit I also said nothing about prioritizing one claim over another, or one compensation over another. I ask that you seriously reflect on what you’ve assumed about me.
I directly addressed the points you were attempting to make. What you’re saying is that you think your needs are more important than those of Indigenous people whose land you occupy. It’s very clear what you’re actually saying despite all the sophistry you’re using. You are a supporter of reconciliation entirely on your terms, that’s not what reconciliation is.
Your whole argument is inherently premised on prioritizing one claim over another. The fact that you don’t even understand the implications of what you said yourself is frankly hilarious.
I never said prioritizing. I said both expropriation if appropriate, but also compensation to those who lost land. I said both.
You clearly think of all of the people like me as second class citizens, at least with respect to homeland. But generally, you do not consider the people on the other side to be equals with their own value and their own pain. You have made it clear in the way you insult me and call me a clown, and misinterpret what I say. I have not insulted you once.
You seem to believe that this is a zero sum game and we must lose so you can win. I will not be able to understand that position. It will only lead to worse outcomes.
I’m sorry we can’t find a way to understand each other.
It’s like you don’t understand what the word
impliedmeans.See, you’re just doing projecting here because you very clearly see First Nations people as second class citizens whose rights are superseded by your own. Nobody is misinterpreting anything you said here.
More projecting, because nowhere did I say anything of the sort. You’re just putting words in my mouth because you’re unable to engage honestly with what’s being said to you.