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Originally Posted by picaro
Why doesn't the ignore feature also work with quotes?
In any case, here's one example of Indian politics long before Europeans were ever here in any numbers :
Huron
Bold added by me.
As we can see, they had developed forts and were engaging in wars of extermination and slave hunting before Europeans got here, and continued to do so after their arrival. There isn't much in the way of evidence for 'The Gullible and Innocent Noble Savage Duped By The Conniving, Fork Tongued Evil Whitey' myth.
Disease isn't genocide, except in the ideological fever swamps. |
hep, huron and iroquois fought eachother, ergo there is no way that whites murdered natives.
many native tribes, including the cherokee, had adapted to the european diseases by the 1800's, and population was actually on the rise. that shattering suleyman's simplistic red herring.
also, when the spanish herded natives into slave camps, it was no surprise that disease ran rampant. remember, by 1500, the plague had taught europeans the consequences of many humans in close confinement and the spread of disease.
does one think they were surprised when the indians fell victim to disease whilst enjoying the civilized nature of europe's slave camps?