These remind me of a story my uncle Irvin Chrisjohn used to tell about the first Iroquois to encounter an European. The European pulled out an axe and chopped down a good-sized tree in a few minutes. The Iroquois was duly impressed, since the felling was accomplished much more quickly than was possible with stone axes (also, proper tree felling had a ceremonial aspect that required more time). The European held up the axe and said: "This is a superior technology, given to us by the Creator because we are his chosen people. The Creator smiles upon us, giving us dominion over the world and the creatures of the world, including other peoples. We are willing to share this technology with you, as long as you acknowledge our superior relation to the Creator, our domination of the land, and the priority of our status over you." The Iroquois thought for a second and replied: "I'll take the axe, thanks, but you can keep the bullshit." Roland
