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The real issue to me is that there is little we can do to change what happened hundreds of years ago.
No one is seriously suggesting that the existing governments of North and South America hand over the keys to their various nations, are they? No one to be taken seriously anyway.
At the same time, if we, as nations are currently against Imperialism, Genocide, etc. It is essential that we understand the actions taken in the past to create the nations in which we currently live.
Guilt? Possibly. It all depends on how you feel about what happened in the past. Ultimately there is nothing you can do to change the past. Like any understanding of history, the important thing is to try and learn from mistakes so we don't make them again.
Dwelling on the past means you to remain in the past. Learn the lesson and move on.
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- Old Man Luedecke
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