However, point two is somewhat correct - we did make things better for the indigenous population. Imagine if Western Europe had been subjugated by the Native Am

However, point two is somewhat correct - we did make things better for the indigenous population. Imagine if Western Europe had been subjugated by the Native Americans somehow - our standard of living would have declined, we would have lost the chance of the scientific revolutions of the 17th and 18th centuries, let alone the 20th. I don't recall there being universities, or metalworking, sea travel, etc. before Europeans brought them to America. Cultural relativism can also be seen as abuse. Let's leave those stone age islanders alone, who are we to say that our culture is better than theirs? Of course it's better. It's abusive to deny them the hundreds of years of scientific and technical progress. We would see it as abuse if someone had a child and didn't send them to school, instead forcing them to learn how to hunt and fend for themselves... Well, that got off-topic quickly. Sorry!