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„and for settlers trying to persuade Indians to abandon tribal lands that these newcomers wished to inhabit.„ Ah - they persuaded them. What a lovely euphemism

„and for settlers trying to persuade Indians to abandon tribal lands that these newcomers wished to inhabit.„ Ah - they persuaded them. What a lovely euphemism.

elsurudo 9y ago
That's... the joke.
kbart 9y ago
You have taken it out of context, where it was ironically written about the most common uses of revolvers, so it was clearly a joke (the whole article was written in humorous manner, for those who didn't read).