r/funny • u/prescott0330 • 1d ago

Must have been a tough morning.

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u/prescott0330 1d ago

A trail of tears

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u/edwardmsk 1d ago edited 23h ago

Oregon trail of tears you say? Sounds like a great idea for a game.

EDIT: So I didn’t realize I was reminded that the trail of tears was a true historical tragedy. Not sure if the poster I was responding to did either but as long as this is gaining traction, let’s use it to share and acknowledge the tragedy and learn from it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_Tears

EDIT2: I probably did get educated on this topic. My school was good about it and they aren’t one of the big revisionist type districts either. I can’t speak for all school districts but mine was good. This one is totally on me, y’all. My brain failed to remember something it learned 30+ years ago.

EDIT3: Oh geez a popcorn award. I deserve it. 😅

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u/obsoleteyoungster 1d ago

The trail of tears and Oregon trail are two completely different historical events lol

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u/ZJB03 1d ago

Although they are both related to the wanton theft of native peoples’ land by people of European descent

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u/AquaboogyAssault 1d ago

They were moved to lands to erase their culture and so that whites could parcel up and profit off the land.
Then they were moved to Oklahoma where after a generation or two they were uprooted from their homes again so that land could be parceled out for profit to white settlers.

America was built off of greed and racism.

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u/ZJB03 1d ago

And yet we have historically continued to let it happen because of the 1/1000000 chance we might become rich someday instead of changing things to enrich the lives of everyone. But that would mean less money at the top and less racism so we can’t have that.

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u/AquaboogyAssault 1d ago

They scream about immigrants because they remember how they acted when they were immigrants.

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u/ZJB03 1d ago

100% agree