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Article: Racial hatred lies below the surface.
- Article from:
- Wind Speaker
- Article date:
- December 1, 1999
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NORTH AMERICA
The victor will never be asked if he told the truth -- Adolph Hitler.
Alarming examples of racial hatred are smoldering in various corners of the North American continent at this moment, ignited by fear, ignorance and more than a bit of resentment of gains being realized by Native people.
Threats to the status quo, as courts undo injustices left over from colonial days when Indigenous people were the victims of widespread, state-sponsored discrimination, have been met with angry resistance with an unmistakably racist tone. Facts seldom enter into any debate or discussion along these lines. The only recurring themes are hate and ...