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Council slams B.C. mayor’s wife for distributing controversial book on residential schools | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (3 children)

The nation said it shouldn’t have to defend the findings of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, or the experiences of the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc, the Williams Lake First Nation, and other nations who have been “so severely castigated” by the book.

What is up with people trying to pretend Residential Schools didn't happen, or that they were happy fun times? This is so... embarrassing isn't even the word, it's much worse than that.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Shameful. These people should be ashamed of their behavior

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

People--well, right-wing nationalists in this case--have a lot of self-worth tied up in their nationhood and thusly in way the country is perceived. The problem with this is that any criticism, even justified, as an attack on that self-worth. They don't have the right "mental equipment" to process feeling bad about their country.

Humans are astonishingly tribal animals. A lot of our worst behaviour becomes a lot more understandable when you realize how much of it is driven by primate tribalism that evolved millions of years ago, and the reason it's so powerful is because, for those millions of years, ostracism was a death sentence. It'll take a long time to breed tribalism out of humanity.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Cuz dumbass boomers can’t comprehend that racist and evil shit happened in the “good old days.” It fucks with their entire ego.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

I had a good time, so times must've been good! people must be lying!

I guess? These are, of course, the same boomers that turn around and tell anyone younger than Gen X that if they can't afford a home, it's because they don't work hard enough. unfortunately, we're all people. the best we can do is try to be less idiotic than our parents.