29, June 2021 Native American Indians
Failed
government policies, sheer neglect and cruelty continue to haunt native
American Indians. Driven off their land by early European invaders, corralled
into barren, unfertile reservation lands native Indians are now facing
the devastating impact of climate change. In parts of Alaska the coastal waters
and high tide are getting dangerously close to many schools. Storms are
increasing in intensity posing danger to many Indian tribes.
Reservations
from Alaska to Florida are threatened by climate change. These unlivable
reservation communities must be relocated to higher ground. This should be
front and center of federal infrastructure plans. This would also be a perfect
time to pay reparations for past sins for the welfare and survival of native
Indians. Massive cutback in military spending could easily pay for the
relocation costs. It is time to halt failed military adventures (Iraq, Libya,
Iraq, Afghanistan) squandering $trillion ending up in monumental failures
bringing untold misery to millions of people around the world. The Israeli
occupation of Palestinian land follows a close parallel to the historical
genocide of Native Indians. An additional cost saving of $3B annually
would accrue by halting military aid to apartheid Israel (designated by Hunan
Rights Watch) and which many governments in the world regard as excessively
cruel.
