This! The latest Westways magazine, for instance, had a short article on ceremonial masks and other items being returned to native Americans in British Columbia, after having been seized in the 1950’s when Potlatch Ceremonies were banned by law.
It is the liberal viewpoint that got the ban removed, and it was the liberal influence that arranged for the return of the masks.
Liberals are the ones who favor diversity; conservatives (in general) not as much.
So are you saying that Liberalism actively works to preserve the culture of Native Americans and Hawaiians? If Liberalism does do that, then perhaps I am mistaken about Liberalism then. I thought that Liberalism denied people their culture.
This is possibly the sole coherent statement you’ve made in this thread.
Don’t be hating. I created this thread to get edumacated.
Really? And what have you learned? In what way has your mind been changed?
Historically, conservatives have emphasized teaching native students in English; liberals have favored allowing students to go to school and learn their native languages. This is a pattern in the U.S., Canada, Australia, even in Japan, where the indigenous Ainu language is defended by liberals, but would be suppressed by conservatives.
(Oops; can’t give a cite for the latter; just something I read once. Ignore if wrong.)
If Liberals do that, that is good. I thought that were for the opposite.
By and large. There are always exceptions. Neither liberalism nor conservatism are monolithic.
For instance, some “Green” liberals oppose the right of northwest Indians to engage in whale hunting, whereas “cultural diversity” liberals favor it.
Some liberals would like to make sure that small groups of people have access to the benefits of modern society, and thus would like to see every child have some education in English, as a kid who speaks only Hopi or Dineh will have trouble getting in to a good college.
But I’ve never met a liberal who wants children not to be taught in Hopi or Dineh at all, if their parents want them to be. I have, however, met conservatives who strongly believe in “English-only” education, and revile bilingual education. (And…other conservatives who differ from this!)
It has made things better for them in that they no longer live by hunting and fishing. Not that the U.S. government can claim all the credit for that.
What would you say if the current trend is actually the opposite of what you are predicting?
So what country and/or religious compound are you posting from?
He said before he’s in a third world country. Obviously one with lots of religious right propaganda. So … Maybe Uganda?