Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

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30 points·brudgers··12 comments

> It was enacted partially in recognition of the thousands of Native Americans who served in the armed forces during the First World War.

Historically, it has been warfare that seems to have driven a large part of democracy and enfranchisement.

An example that is brought up is the Athenian navy. Because they relied on lots of common people to row, it shaped their political system to favor democracy over the more elite Spartans.

The downfall of feudalism may have had a lot to do with mass infantry and/or archers showing their worth versus elite mounted knights.

> The downfall of feudalism may have had a lot to do with mass infantry and/or archers showing their worth versus elite mounted knights.

The feudal lords of yore didn’t have propaganda networks broadcasting into the homes of their serfs 24x7. Present day feudal lords like Bezos and Musk have armies of sycophants.

^ wow the conspiracy theories that show up on HN… Wow..

See guys? This the sycophant he is talking about.

Damn Columbus ruined the word Indian

Do the natives in the West Indies use the term Indian themselves? I thought it was unique to the United States.

People in Latin America certainly use the term indio with similar meaning. I don’t know about people in the English-speaking Caribbean.

Absolutely

Interesting how participating in war is rewarded with goodies. What’s the psychological reasoning behind that?

Pragmatically it means you'll have more people willing to fight and die in the next war. Ethically it shows that the participants are committed to the republic enough to be willing to risk their lives.

I saw the title and thought it was something to do with

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship_(Amendment)_Act,_2...

me too

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