“land inside what they believe to be their rightful reservation boundaries…”
…then why do they generously give the state a large portion of their allotted quota?….
…then why in the hell would they elect to give 20% of the quota that is rightfully and indisputably theirs back….. How can you describe their motives the way you have and explain to everyone why they’ve voluntarily chosen to be so generous?????….
…”a group of flush Chinese businessmen”….. This is how far this has all gone with those in your camp sharing a similar mindset:
….”a group of red-foreign-wealthy-commie-chinamen buy the largest piece of real estate occupied by the most prestigious resort on the lake?
….”they didn’t get outbid you dolt—they just didn’t want to buy the place!!! How can that be so hard for you to accept?!? Oh wait, how silly of me to ask that since I know the answer. You won’t accept it because it completely contradicts the propaganda you’ve brainwashed yourself into believing.”
….”some Chinese businessmen”… ….”I’m not a racist though, and I treat everyone with mutual respect”…..
….”I try to avoid being a hypocrite. This makes it hard for me, a guy that holds stereotypes pertaining to a group of people not being ambitious, industrial, able to assimilate, succeed, that are a bunch of degenerate alcoholic freeloaders”….
…”well, when a group of those people blow up all those misperceptions I have by being ambitious, industrial, successful, organized, focused on developing economic opportunities by owning and improving businesses in their community….I can’t have it both ways and talk out of both sides of my mouth without being a total hypocrite. I can’t go to other reservations pretty much wherever and bitch about their residents being a bunch of drunks that don’t give a sh– that are freeloading off the government and then turn around and also bitch about the band being savvy and motivated businessman that are looking to expand and prosper. Can I?…..
And that is why I say, “Good for Them!”
They are hands down….care about their community, want to have a vested interest in it, and they’ve done awesome jobs on improving and building up the businesses they’ve purchased’….
This is the 21st Century and things change with time. I think most people here that have issues with the tribes have issues with the discrimination which is worded into a document that needs some serious up-dating. The idea that the tribes “believe ” they are the title-holders to a property can be argued in courts and likely found against if current anti-discrimation values are applied….as they should be. Remember, 21 st century….not 18something. The whole treaty needs re-vamping much like the government does every year with tax tables. And since discrimination of any kind is such a big no-no in this country, this current treaty needs to see some super serious revision in that regard period.
You’re so quick to point out the tribes being benevolent in giving up a percentage of fish, but go on later to say that these persons are so well-adapted and successful in the business community. If they do so well in life, why do they need to rape a resource by netting in the first place since they’re, as you say, successful and certainly have no need to get fish other than the same way everyone else does today? And certainly if they’re so successful in life they don’t need any more government money and healthcare assistance now do they? I haven’t seen any instance where the tribes are contacting the government saying they no longer need any of these goodies….have you? Nor have I seen any trends evolving where the tribes bring the indian street people back to their own stomping grounds instead of leaving them to waste away….so much for taking care of your own kind eh?
And as for you being racist, perhaps you re-visit your own commentary on the Chinese. You said yourself the tribes didn’t want anything to do with a dud resort that Chinese bought, so why the slams against them if you are indeed not racist and be careful now because thru your own admission they didn’t do anything to you, which is your own guideline for becoming racist. Don’t talk out of both sides of your face. Unless of course you can label yourself a dolt too as well as racist.
The government could end this crap by simply changing how we all identify our supposed race on documents. Instead of being Hispanic or AsianAmerican, we all should be American first: then list of African descent or Asian Descent or whatever descent you want to be. I’d be American of White Native Descent. See where I’m going. I can’t think of too many here that wouldn’t be American of White Native Descent since most all of them were born here on American soil and that makes them every bit as much a NATIVE AMERICAN and those who think they have a leg up on the rest of us. Redoing the race identity thing would get rid of racism in a blink and get the so called natives on track with the current world, where they belong.
If this current President had a lick of smarts [and some balls] he’d be snuffing out the way prejudice is allowed for a certain few and cancelling the paper ticket the tribes live on and getting rid of this hypocrisy that’s nothing more than a money eating burden on society.
