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Old 11-27-2003, 12:31 AM   #228
lumberjim
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Originally posted by sycamore


...who was the real loser in the end? The Native Americans, who certainly got their asses whupped (minus Custer and a few other battles)...or Whites, who missed a golden opportunity to learn about new and different cultures?
The Native americans clearly lost. clearly.

We did learn about their new and different culture, decided that they were savages, and as with most good christian societies, we had the responsibility under GOD to convert them, get them drunk, and pigeon hole them.
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