Strawman my ass; you ignore the facts you don't like!
[QUOTE=Paulie97;2939989][b]the US has been pretty benevolent[/b][/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=SubCmdr;2939701][B]Would anyone like to talk about the history of how Hawaii became a state?[/B]
[I]Declares that the Congress: (1) on the 100th anniversary of the illegal overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii on January 17, 1893, acknowledges the historical significance of this event which resulted in the suppression of the inherent sovereignty of the Native Hawaiian people; (2) commends efforts of reconciliation initiated by Hawaii and the United Church of Christ with Native Hawaiians; (3) apologizes for the overthrow and the deprivation of the rights of Native Hawaiians to self-determination; (4) expresses its commitment to acknowledge the ramifications of the overthrow in order to provide a foundation for reconciliation between the United States and the Native Hawaiian people; and (5) urges the President to acknowledge the ramifications of the overthrow and to support reconciliation efforts.[/I]
[URL]https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-joint-resolution/19[/URL]
[B]Facts are a terrible thing to waste![/B][/QUOTE][QUOTE=Paulie97;2939989] But the ones enjoying Casino money usually aren't among them.[/QUOTE]You cannot enjoy anything when you are dead.
Through the 1920s, an epidemic of killings and mysterious deaths terrorized the Osage Indians of northern Oklahoma. After their tribal land began gushing oil decades earlier, white fortune hunters descended on Osage territory in droves, looking for ways to take their property and tap their massive oil wealth.
[URL]https://www.history.com/news/osage-murders-reign-terror-husbands-guardians[/URL]
How about that for an injection of perspective into the discussion?