An old Indian Chief sat in his hut on the reservation, smoking his ceremonial pipe and eyeing the two reporters sent to interview him.
"Chief" one of the reporters began, "You have watched the white man for over 90 years. You've observed his wars and his material wealth, you've seen his progress and the damage he has done to the environment."
"This is all true." agreed the Chief.
The reporter continued, "Considering all these events, where, in your opinion, did the white man go wrong?"
The Chief stared at the reporters in silence for several minutes, and then calmly replied,
"When the white man came to this land, Indians were running it. No taxes, No debt. Buffalo were plentiful, beaver were plentiful.
Women did all the work.
Medicine man did not charge for health care.
Indian men spent all day hunting and fishing; all night making love to women."
The Chief leaned back, took a deep draw on his pipe, smiled and continued,
"White man was stupid enough to think he could improve on a system like that."