Well, they've done it in Africa. Most of the "invading" European
colonialists/settlers/conquerers have left. Only in SA are they still
present in any numbers. Land restitution is rapidly reducing white
ownership. At the moment, the cut off is 1910, but many want to go much
further back. The San (Bushmen) & Bakoni are probably the rightful owners,
having been displaced/assimilated/slaughtered by the advancing black tribes
in the middle ages long before the Europeans came. With no written records,
it is impossible to prove anything. Archaeologists are trying to make sense
of it all. In the end it all boils down to power, nationalism, greed &
probably survival.
Alan C
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From: John
Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2015 10:22 PM
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Subject: Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians
On 7/4/2015 3:47 PM, Eric Weir wrote:
On Jul 4, 2015, at 1:41 PM, Daniel J. Matyola
<[email protected]> wrote:
The UN can, of course, try to enforce its silly decisions, but
that would reveal it for what it really is -- a relic of times gone
by.
Yeah, off topic. Nevertheless, just to take this example, returning
the lands claimed, even after adjudication, would at this time be
awkward in a number of respects. It seems unnecessary, however, to
characterize the decisions as “silly.” Especially given the fact of
the genocide committed on native Americans by people coming from
Europe. We would do well to reflect on that fact and on what justice
might require as a response.
Yeah, but how far back do you set the cut-off?
Does Spain have to give half the country back to the Moors?
Do the Vikings have to give up Normandy? Or will it be enough to give
England back to the Anglo-Saxons. For that matter, how much do the
Anglo-Saxons have to give back to the Celts & Picts?
Who gets to take over Gaul? Do the Suebi give up the Rhineland? Do the
Helvetii leave Switzerland?
Are the Achaeans going to have to rebuild the walls of Troy?
Native Americans are migrants themselves if you go back far enough. They
just took a different route out of Asia.
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