[kearnyirish2]

Indians are destroyed by the same policies that destroyed blacks; if they so choose, they may live an unproductive life of leisure which often results in destructive behavior.

Cut the money off, and both could grow up and share fully in the American experience. In fact, before the payments to the “wards of the state” and the War on Poverty, I’d say both groups HAD shared more fully (if not perfectly) in that experience; both have been reduced to childlike dependence since.

[IAMNO1]

I agree. An imperfection on my part, but I feel greatly for the Native Americans, not as much for the African Americans, at least past the early days of their exploitation. The African Americans should have assimilated by now. There is resistance. The Native Americans we've treated as a separate race. There is resistance too. I don't know about the Native Americans fate had we not kicked their collective butts and taken their lunch money, but for the African Americans, we brought them to a land where they eventually could have had far great opportunities (than in their homeland), but it still has not materialized. I believe both groups need to harden up and become part of the greater collective of the US people, not its perpetual victims. As always (though I'm speaking more in the old pre-socialist days), the American people are a generous lot and will do that to help those truly in need. This is the kind of dialog and discussion that needed to be aired with our 1st black president, not the cr@p that has occurred. What a d@mn wasted opportunity. I bet had Herman Cain been elected President, the dialog would have been far more restorative and productive.