No one suggested anything of the kind. My original post was in response to a suggestion that life in North America was idyllic before the arrival of Europeans. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Brendan MacRae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > --- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Re: PESO - American > > Fence > > > > > > > But the New York Times is probably the most > > liberal daily newspaper in > > > the U.S. They always take the side of the > > oppressed minority if they > > > can. On the other hand, they don't ignore > > inconvenient facts. > > > Considering the source I wouldn't call this > > "history rewritten by the > > > victors." The article about the violent cultures > > of the native > > > Americans appeared in the science section. In > > truth, it's history > > > rewritten by archaeologists. > > > > My father was a student of local history. His take > > on pre-European life in > > North America pretty much jives with what you are > > saying. His take on > > post-European life from the Aboriginal point of view > > was that the vilence > > shifted from internal to external and they really > > weren't any better off for > > the European invasion. > > > > William Robb > > > > While slavery, copious killing, rape and virtually > every other form of barbarism was prevelant among the > tribes of North America, it was still the intrusion of > Europeans which caused their near total extinction. To > suggest that they themselves were at times brutual > toward one another is no defense for their wholesale > slaughter at the hands of whites. > > -Brendan > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________ > ____ > Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.yahoo.com. Try it now. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
-- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
