Skin color might be a useful signal, but there is still another aspect to our history.
The land west of the 13 colonies was taken and settled by a large group of people selected for low empathy. That's what it would take to steal it from the original inhabitants.
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The land west of the 13 colonies was taken and settled by a large group of people selected for low empathy. That's what it would take to steal it from the original inhabitants.
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They created the "wild west" and are a major input into American culture.
We have two low-empathy histories to deal with: our treatment of people stolen from Africa and their descendants, and our treatment of indigenous Americans and their descendants.
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We have two low-empathy histories to deal with: our treatment of people stolen from Africa and their descendants, and our treatment of indigenous Americans and their descendants.
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This history has influenced our view of "rights". 
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