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<blockquote data-quote="fanatiquefou" data-source="post: 34383570" data-attributes="member: 74863"><p>It's been estimated that possibly as much as 95% of the pre-Columbian population of the Americas died of diseases brought over from the first Europeans. The Americas had thousands of cultures here long before any white men ever stepped foot on the land, and many of these cultures were quite advanced. Native American societies were completely decimated by the white man's coming - those who weren't killed by disease or famine were likely to be killed in wholesale slaughter of the Indians by the white men. </p><p></p><p>Now, I'm not trying to say that the Native Americans were all peaceful and perfect peoples - every society that has ever existed on this earth has had its fair share of reprehensible people and practices, and the Americas are no exception. But to claim that they were somehow worse off before Europeans came and should thank their lucky stars that we enlightened types came and showed them the error of their ways is to completely ignore actual history.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fanatiquefou, post: 34383570, member: 74863"] It's been estimated that possibly as much as 95% of the pre-Columbian population of the Americas died of diseases brought over from the first Europeans. The Americas had thousands of cultures here long before any white men ever stepped foot on the land, and many of these cultures were quite advanced. Native American societies were completely decimated by the white man's coming - those who weren't killed by disease or famine were likely to be killed in wholesale slaughter of the Indians by the white men. Now, I'm not trying to say that the Native Americans were all peaceful and perfect peoples - every society that has ever existed on this earth has had its fair share of reprehensible people and practices, and the Americas are no exception. But to claim that they were somehow worse off before Europeans came and should thank their lucky stars that we enlightened types came and showed them the error of their ways is to completely ignore actual history. [/QUOTE]
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