The phrase "left the reservation" has some horrible connotations to it and it is also offensive to the people this phrase originates from. If you are on this sub I suspect you are the type that doesn't use racial disparagements knowingly. Sadly this phrase has slupped under the radar for many of us. It's similar to "gipped" in that regard. In my area we all used it. I was probably mid to late 20s before I learned it was short for gypsy.
I disagree with you. Leaving the reservation means you are leaving your community behind.
Being put on a reservation is fucking horrible in the first place. Just like the phrase "Indian giver" etymology is about a white person stealing from indigenous peoples, not the other way around. Only assholes say they're going to give you something, then try to take it back.
History disagrees with you. Throwing out your opinion on something you are uninformed about is how we have Trump. You could have googled it and double checked your feel good opinion but you didn't. You just confidently spouted misinformation. And confidence actually convinces other people. So you have just added to the problem.
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u/justsikko 16d ago
And dude has been doing it for the last decade. Ken is what green Greenwald pretends to be.