Like you cant convince me our society would not be a better place if you had to do a spirit quest before becoming president or whatever.

Trials of manhood have historically usually existed in tribal societies and then were left behind as they advanced. This is across continents and people independent of each other. Clearly there is a reason why that continues to happen, regardless on if we think its a good idea conceptually.

I don't particularly care for trying to justify what was done to them through these arguments, its why I said we shouldn't do so whatsoever. Their systems worked until they didn't, and its only because of White Man's capacity for mercy and empathy that we even give a shit about their existence beyond a footnote.

Because most other times in history the new technologically superior people just conquered and killed/enslaved the natives down to nothing without a single care. It was only Colonialism that changed that fact to let these people live whatsoever.