I recently had a conversation with a family member who had just read one of his books about Europeans coming to the US. His explanation to me seemed like it was gaslighting, basically saying that genocide of native Americans was justified because they were already “slaughtering each other”. How in the world do you respond to this?
by ronlester
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Well, what’s your take? That’s how you respond.
It was gaslighting. Welcome to the delightful world of having far-right extremists in the family. The holidays are going to be a hoot.
As for how to respond, you don’t, really. It’s not something that warrants debate. Your family member is legit insane. Just try to drop the subject whenever it comes up.