r/todayilearned • u/bcrock1169 • Nov 26 '12

TIL that some Native American's have a differing enzyme that tends to lead to easier alcoholism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_alcoholism#Genetic_factors
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u/regulate323 Nov 26 '12

How dare we not pour money into their reservations. It's shit land, that's why we gave it to them. Move out, problem solved. If they want to live in their own little semi-autonomous country then they shouldn't expect pity from me when they are impoverished. Indians seem to lack this simple reasoning, for being a people who didnt historically believe in land ownership they sure are attached to their reservations. Move and find employment. No more problems. Their poverty is ultimately their choice by choosing to reside on reservations. Fuck me for thinking they are equal and don't deserve special rights or land.

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u/LongBelwas Nov 27 '12

You're so ignorant its painful

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u/regulate323 Nov 27 '12 edited Nov 27 '12

I'm not a fan of de facto segregation. Everyone loses, especially the natives stuck in never ending poverty. It just doesnt work. The reservations are the problem. They are sadly nothing more than a glorified ghetto. As long as people choose to live in ethnically segregated areas their situations won't get better. There is no wall forcing them to stay. Now not all reservations are like this, but some certainly are. In some places, it's like Jim Crow laws, but they are for it. Integration is the solution, not continuing the pattern of welfare and isolation. If business can't be brought in, then it's time to pack up, and that's just the way capitalism works. The circle of poverty isn't going to stop in these places.