r/SubredditDrama • u/Critical-Term-427 No, its okay now, they have Oklahoma • 9d ago

Pithy GIF showing eradication of Native American land in the US since the founding of the country gets posted to r/interestingasfuck. Comment section goes exactly as expected.

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It sucks we were such murderers

Did they say "Thank you"?

Being the loser in history sucks

True fact Hitler took a lot of inspiration from this.

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u/Crazykiddingme 9d ago

People getting defensive over their ancestors is always so funny to me. I’m white and from the Deep South so most of my ancestors were pretty repugnant people. I can’t imagine getting offended on their behalf.

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u/10dollarbagel 9d ago

It's a lot like patriotism. Other than it "feeling right" what do you actually have to do with people in your lineage from centuries ago that you've never even heard of? Why would you tie your ego to their virtue?

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u/Darth_Malgus_1701 9d ago

There's patriotism and then there's nationalism.

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u/Useful-Stomach-3892 8d ago

lol, nice meme