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→Genocide: Burnett was an eyewitness, but he was still just one man with an opinion.
::We are not the men who executed the policies and acts that led to the Trail of Tears, so why the reluctance to be honest about it even if was shameful? We have a duty to report on great wrongs, and frankly if they were shameful then they should be shown as such, otherwise we're succumbing to the so-called moral relativism that is condemned here. Atrocities committed by governments within the U.S are still atrocities, whether we're discussing slavery, the Trail of Tears, or a deep-south sheriff unleashing attack dogs on black protesters. I may be blocked for this view, but if so it will be taken with pride for holding to my moral code. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 16:20, 6 December 2008 (EST)
::We are not the men who executed the policies and acts that led to the Trail of Tears, so why the reluctance to be honest about it even if was shameful? We have a duty to report on great wrongs, and frankly if they were shameful then they should be shown as such, otherwise we're succumbing to the so-called moral relativism that is condemned here. Atrocities committed by governments within the U.S are still atrocities, whether we're discussing slavery, the Trail of Tears, or a deep-south sheriff unleashing attack dogs on black protesters. I may be blocked for this view, but if so it will be taken with pride for holding to my moral code. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 16:20, 6 December 2008 (EST)
::: Burnett was an eyewitness, but he was still just one man with an opinion. His opinion does not carry more weight that Pres. Jackson's. I have included a one-sentence summary of his opinion anyway. Is anything incorrect? Have any important facts been omitted? [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 16:57, 6 December 2008 (EST)