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Originally Posted by jinx
Why do we (european settlers) make restitution to the native peoples of our lands? Is it because we realize we violated their natural rights?
They certainly didn't have any rights constructed within our society.... so fuck em right?
The US constitution defines some of the rights that government may not infringe upon, and others that it may protect. It does not grant any rights.
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One group invades another and takes what they want, including rights. The right to live in peace. The right to a heritage. The right to culture.
Did they have those rights in the first place? Were they natural, or did those things evolve as time went on into something that the people took for granted till they were no longer possible?
It's the group with the power that has the rights. Natural or otherwise, it matters not. If you have no power, you have no rights.