ocean515
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Ya, I guess European colonists didn't stop to count all the natives they were murdering and displacing, how rude of them. I mean, when committing genocide it's imperative to keep and accurate record for the history books...
Ever stop to think there's no record because white washers like you wanted to hide our shameful shameful past? I mean what's more likely, two continents left alone for thousands of years was sparsely populated to the point it had a fraction of the population of a continent that just went through a plague, yet somehow perfect for human habitation. Or we didn't want to teach our kids that our ancestors were responsible for a wiping out millions of people because we liked their land. Would really put a damper on Thanksgiving, don't ya think.
But hey, you keep thinking that the men who invented the African slave trade because they felt the natives made terrible slave just got lucky and found a bunch of empty land.
You don't need to clutch at straws and Gatling gun memes while your story goes down in flames. Probably best to just walk away from it.
There is no question the treatment of Indians during the westward expansion of the United States was brutal and from a modern perspective is regretful. However, when in the history of mankind has such expansion ever been fair and peaceful?
Mankind did not advance and spread throughout the globe by shaking hands and sitting down to enjoy a bowl of local bud. It spread by force and mayhem. The strong prevail, and the weak die, or adopt.
I didn't set the rules, Mother Nature did, so go bitch at her.