What's silly about it. Its not talking about the native americans that were here when the Europeans arrived. Its talking about their predecessors. How do you explain their archeological remains?
rg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > That's just silly... > > Gonz wrote: > >>A book I'm reading right now indicates that the evidence points to these >>first settlers to have been done in by.....drum roll please.... "Global >>Warming". Yup, the melting of the last Ice Age drove all the >>elephant-like creatures and huge jumbo bison further north and >>eventually to extinction. The native humans could not adapt, and they >>died off. Apparently they had no mongoloid features, so they were not >>the same race of people as the later settlers. >> >>rg >> >> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >>>I think that describes many "Native American's" quite well There is >>>some evidence that those who emigrated from Asia during the last ice age >>>weren't the first, but it doesn't fit the stereotype so this evidence is >>>sometimes suppressed. The current natives may have actually displaced >>>earlier residents of this continent, thus depriving them of ultimate >>>victim hood. Personally I find victim hood to be a crock, you live >>>with the world you're given, but some people make it their carriers. >>> >>>Brendan MacRae wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>Well, yes, good point. >>>> >>>>But I was referring to the point of view of Nativists >>>>who claim to be "true Americans," vis-a-vis their >>>>fellow immigrants. The idea that it's "those others" >>>>that endager "us" rather than the point of view of >>>>true Native Americans (to whom all whites were a >>>>threat) which is what you describe. Nativism is, >>>>paridoxically, a construct that doesn't apply to them >>>>since it describes only those who tout a dubious claim >>>>of originality. >>>> >>>>-Brendan >>>> >>>>--- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I think it has been. Once the Europeans came here, >>>>>Eden became endangered >>>>>... >>>>> >>>>>Shel >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>[Original Message] >>>>>>From: Brendan MacRae >>>>>> >>>>>>The idea that America is an "endangered >>>>>>Eden." It isn't, of course. It never has been. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>PDML@pdml.net >>>>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>__________________________________________________ >>>>Do You Yahoo!? >>>>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >>>>http://mail.yahoo.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
