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Oh? How so?

Hooker

PS - please note that I grew up mostly about 30 miles from the Jamestown Colony and graduated from a high school called Kecoughtan(Kikotan).

I Just finished reading this book.. (yes in paper form)

Sure it maaaay not have reliable information, but It's not the only source of information pertaining to the way we took land from otherwise peaceful indigenous people.

Claiming that North America was only inhabited by a few loathsome savages and had no real pre-colonial history made hostile takeover of the land (and destruction of history) a little more PC.

If a few indians were ready to kick ass? who can blame them?

The book was a gift to me, but would make an entertaining read for any history buff.

"we took land". Please don't say we. The vast majority of Americans, or their ascendants, weren't here during colonial times, including my family.

And I know the colonists weren't innocent. Many of them perceived the indigenous folk as savages that needed civilizing or removal. Or that the indigenous were peaceful, lotus eating pacifists, either. They were quite brutal on their own. Powhatan did not build his empire by handing out sweets.

I'm just saying that we need to acknowledge that those times were different and we need to keep balance in the discussion.

We you they.. Obviously we weren't there and didn't have anything to do with it. We are however the outcome. hooray for us.

but... Hooker - "At least we won't have to listen to certain people tell us how evil we were for taking over the property."

...So yes.. all true..

However, the colonists weren't exactly the first visitors to this strange land.

Many had come before, either passing through or settling amongst the natives.

Native oral histories have recorded many new people coming from the oceans over thousands of years. For the most part there was a great deal of reverence for these exchanges and integrations of culture. Certainly there is always the chance for violent reaction between strangers from a strange land.. The vikings made a business model out of it when farming alone became rather boorish. Fortunately that's behind us.. Or is is?

I do acknowledge those time were different... and it doesn't matter to me whether or not the natives were peaceful lotus eating pacifist or not.

I'm just suggesting acknowledgement that everything we were taught might not be accurate either. Which does keep balance in the OT discussion.

The truth is not always tangible, but the search for it can yield valuable knowledge.

If I struck a nerve with you. I apologize. I was aiming my arrow at the funny bone.

Yup, I try my best to keep up with developing history as it is revealed. Some of the Viking and other visitor's (lately revelations about the Scot's) adventures to North America are quite fascinating.

And, yes, a lot of the Virginia Colonial history I was taught as a kid was quite obviously fairy tales written by the conquerors.

PS - You missed the nerves. However, having been a real life target it's usually impossible to tell if someone is aiming at a specific body part or will be happy just maiming randomly. It's equally difficult with online communications.

Agreed, but if I was going I'd prefer that alternative. At least we won't have to listen to certain people tell us how evil we were for taking over the property.

Hooker

Or the disease's we'll be bringing with us,... or being introduced to.... well,... ok,... just what we'll be bringing with us.

NASA is way ahead of ya.

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Hooker

Let's hope not!

Oh, Geez, I forgot about Marvin. One of my childhood heroes.