Declaration Of Independence Argumentative Analysis

“If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience?” (George Bernard Shaw). George Shaw was an individual who had finally understood that humans must learn from their mistakes so huge fiascos such as genocide may never happen again. A message taught to all individuals is regardless of race or sex, treating others equally is the right way to act. Mistreatment of the Native Americans should have revealed to all, that the travesty of genocide will repeat itself until, the social order changes their way. In the 1800’s the government had abused all Natives, acting if they were not real humans. Chief Joseph, chief of the Nez Pierce, had explained how he was tired of trying to compromise with the Americans then receiving nothing coming in return. He then goes on saying his heart broke when he remembered all the broken promises. The settlers had pushed many other different tribes to their breaking point also, such as the Cherokee, Dakota, and Lakota. Society easily misperceives and only sees what they want, then actually misses’ reality. And in that, humanity must learn not to abuse others, understand everyone deserves self-respect, and not overuse power.

Humans are allowed self-respect and dignity, however in the past it wasn’t that simple. If an individual was not exactly how everyone else was, they would be tormented. As a member of the Dakota tribe, all were treated like trash. Tragically though, the tribe did not see it coming. The settlers when first arriving in the villages had promised the Dakota they could keep half the land they own. Nevertheless, you can never completely trust strangers, shown when the Indians began to be treated terribly. The Americans were ruthless and made sure the Natives had no rights and took away their dignity completely. They made sure that the tribes were starved to death just because they could not pay their annuities. Andrew Myrick had stated, “Let them eat grass.” All the Natives pride was being taken away from them, which made all Americans look inhumane. They treated others poorly and gave them no respect. To this day, incidents such as this happens, having self-respect stripped away from people. The U.S. government had acted terribly towards others and it caused many to die off. People today must understand that no matter race or sex, all deserve basic rights and respect. The mistreatment of the Dakota should teach all that if you treat others differently and as if they are worthless, it will just cause more problems and there will be a cycle of the same