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lol...no it is you that do not understand.

Once the virus is in your system, you have several days where you can move across country without showing symptoms. Once it reaches its infectious state, who the hell knows where the victim might end up? Could be hundreds of miles away. What Europeans had that the Native Indians didn't is some basic immunities which meant variola killed only about 30% of the cases...more if dealing with the hemorrhagic strains. Survivors were scared for life. Native Indians generally did not have these immunities so even a 'mild' case of variola often killed them deader than a doornail. A small percentage did have some natural immunities and thus survived to tell the tale.

Cowpox was where the first innoculations came from; it was noted that milkmaids generally didn't catch variola while they did generally catch the cowpox rash which affected the hands.

What you don't get is a 95% death rate doesn't occour from accidental exposure.

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Where do you think governments get the money for this supposed "duty"?

From the land and resources they never paid for.

“Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.” Kahlil Gibran

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” Albert Einstein

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From the land and resources they never paid for.

Hardly. Government money comes out of MY pocket, and I had nothing to do with what happened hundreds of years ago. I owe the aboriginals nothing, therefore my government owes them nothing.

Stop wallowing in the past. Move on.

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911 was a bunch of fucked up terrorists and the moon landing was real. What I don't understand how you could accidentally wipe out 95% of a population.

If diseases which the Euros are used to but the natives are not spread, quite easily.

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Hardly. Government money comes out of MY pocket, and I had nothing to do with what happened hundreds of years ago. I owe the aboriginals nothing, therefore my government owes them nothing.

Stop wallowing in the past. Move on.

Incorrect.

Money in Canada primarily is derived directly or indirectly from natural resources. The money in your pocket likely comes from that stream. Money from land - which involves hundreds of millions each day - is still derived from unceded lands, or treaty lands where aboriginals have not been consulted.

Lands and money held in trust by the government of Canada for the benefit of Six Nations alone, is estimated to equal over $1 Trillion and gaining interest at a rate of about $3 billion a year. That isn't YOUR money. It belongs to Six Nations. Same goes for the hundreds of billions held in trust for other First Nations across Canada.

Tax does not belong to you. It is removed from the source BEFORE you get your hands on it. Tax belongs to the government and is redistributed to the rest of Canada for our common benefit. You have no say in how it is spent.

If the government of Canada has spent the trusts, then that still makes them responsible for it. And if it was spent it was for your and my benefit then we ultimately become responsible for it. Tax therefore CAN and WILL be used to pay down that debt. That's life. Get over it and move on.....

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“Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.” Kahlil Gibran

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” Albert Einstein

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Incorrect.

Money in Canada primarily is derived directly or indirectly from natural resources. The money in your pocket likely comes from that stream. Money from land - which involves hundreds of millions each day - is still derived from unceded lands, or treaty lands where aboriginals have not been consulted.

Lands and money held in trust by the government of Canada for the benefit of Six Nations alone, is estimated to equal over $1 Trillion and gaining interest at a rate of about $3 billion a year. That isn't YOUR money. It belongs to Six Nations. Same goes for the hundreds of billions held in trust for other First Nations across Canada.

Tax does belong to you. It is removed from the source BEFORE you get your hands on it. Tax belongs to the government and is redistributed to the rest of Canada for our common benefit. You have no say in how it is spent.

If the government of Canada has spent the trusts, then that still makes them responsible for it. And if it was spent it was for your and my benefit. Tax therefore CAN and WILL be used to pay down that debt. That's life. Get over it and move on.....

There's even an entire ministry for the task...

http://www.canadabenefits.gc.ca/

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There's even an entire ministry for the task...

http://www.canadabenefits.gc.ca/

What doesn't Canada have a Ministry for?

  • Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone."
  • Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds.
  • Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location?
  • The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).

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