I'm not an Empath, nor do I play one on TV.
This is my take on the Native American plight, trying to see it from their perspective.
One day a bunch of guys with guns come to your home and tell you they're taking over your house. The Fearless Leader has decided he needs it to be closer to the arena so he can visit his kids when they play hockey. But they're not monsters, so they say you can keep the Master Bedroom and ensuite, and the Rec Room. After all, you have to live someplace, and hey, they're armed, so what can you do. Don't worry, it's your bedroom/Rec Room, and they wouldn't dream of telling you what to do in your own place. So you sign a contract to that effect. And hey, here's $20.
The next morning there's a note under your door. "The Fearless Leader likes to go to bed around 8:00 PM, and your walking about is keeping him awake, so if you could all go to bed around 8:00 PM too, no one needs to get shot. Thanks. P.S. From now on no baths, just showers."
A couple of weeks later there's a knock on your bedroom door and they tell you that, you know what? Our fearless leader has taken a shining to your Master Bedroom. After all, you really don't need it. There's a toilet and shower just off the Rec Room, and if you put a pullout couch in there you'll do just fine. Oh, and btw, from now on your kids are Hari Krishnas, and are named Jagadisa and Syamsundar. Don't worry about finding room for them in the Rec Room, because we're sending them away to school where they can learn to be good Krishnas. Contract? What contract? Here, here's a new one with the new terms. Just sign here. No? Don't worry about it; you can sign it later. Have another $20.
A week later someone shows up in your Rec Room to tell you that they just realised that the TV is in the Rec Room. What were they thinking? Not to worry, though, they've set a tent up for you in the back yard, and a porta-potty. Contract? Don't be ridicules. Here, have $10.
BTW, we're running a kerosene pipeline across the back yard so the Fearless Leader can heat his vodka still. I hope it doesn't drip on your tent. Anyway, what are you complaining about? We gave you a place to live, we even educated your kids, all for free! Some people are just so ungrateful. Here, here's $5.
One day a bunch of guys with guns come to your home and tell you they're taking over your house. The Fearless Leader has decided he needs it to be closer to the arena so he can visit his kids when they play hockey. But they're not monsters, so they say you can keep the Master Bedroom and ensuite, and the Rec Room. After all, you have to live someplace, and hey, they're armed, so what can you do. Don't worry, it's your bedroom/Rec Room, and they wouldn't dream of telling you what to do in your own place. So you sign a contract to that effect. And hey, here's $20.
The next morning there's a note under your door. "The Fearless Leader likes to go to bed around 8:00 PM, and your walking about is keeping him awake, so if you could all go to bed around 8:00 PM too, no one needs to get shot. Thanks. P.S. From now on no baths, just showers."
A couple of weeks later there's a knock on your bedroom door and they tell you that, you know what? Our fearless leader has taken a shining to your Master Bedroom. After all, you really don't need it. There's a toilet and shower just off the Rec Room, and if you put a pullout couch in there you'll do just fine. Oh, and btw, from now on your kids are Hari Krishnas, and are named Jagadisa and Syamsundar. Don't worry about finding room for them in the Rec Room, because we're sending them away to school where they can learn to be good Krishnas. Contract? What contract? Here, here's a new one with the new terms. Just sign here. No? Don't worry about it; you can sign it later. Have another $20.
A week later someone shows up in your Rec Room to tell you that they just realised that the TV is in the Rec Room. What were they thinking? Not to worry, though, they've set a tent up for you in the back yard, and a porta-potty. Contract? Don't be ridicules. Here, have $10.
BTW, we're running a kerosene pipeline across the back yard so the Fearless Leader can heat his vodka still. I hope it doesn't drip on your tent. Anyway, what are you complaining about? We gave you a place to live, we even educated your kids, all for free! Some people are just so ungrateful. Here, here's $5.
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