All historical arguments are ultimately about the present. I am beginning to think that reactionaries had a point about weakening our country through excessive self recrimination, in which I have participated.
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Yeah, that’s fair. I come from the standpoint of a person who has completed a PhD in a different field but worked in research in RG10 as a career. It’s been eye opening and has pushed me toward self recrimination whether it’s good for the country or not.
But I’m not putting your thoughts in with the reactionary crowd, tbc. I just really think the comparison on indigenous-state relations with the U.S. is not very helpful if we want a real appraisal of the Canadian historical contexts
Oh I’m not saying there’s no distinction. I’m saying that while comparison and continuities are important to look into, if we only evaluate Canadian state-Indigenous relations against the American model we will always find ways to feel like we are better. It’s an old historiographical trick…
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