
Plymouth Rock was one big step for immigrants
But Native Americans saw the writing on the wall
Their cultures were being crushed despite being vigilant
And there wasn’t any way to avoid their fate for once and all
Then so-called progress spread from sea-to-sea
and the newcomers began to pollute the country
Modernization
Industrialization
Indoctrination
Civilization
Over population
Automation
Militarization
Violations
Fortifications
The result?
A divided nation
This reminds me of an old 1970’s PSA about litter/trash in America. A native Indian watched a motorist discard trash out the car window, polluting the industrialized roadway, where his people lived. As the car sped by, there was a tear in his eye, symbolizing the dark side of newcomers modernization of land he cared for.
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Thanks for the great feedback! You have got a point – I remember those PSAs when I came back from Vietnam in 1970. I was pretty much anti-government and sided with Native Americans and their struggles for equality and their battle against the white mans trash and pollution.
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