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"They made" natives fight each other is a weird way of putting it. Warring tribes were more than happy to use the Europeans against their enemies. And many of t
by sillyquiet 5y ago
"They made" natives fight each other is a weird way of putting it. Warring tribes were more than happy to use the Europeans against their enemies. And many of those enmities long predated the arrival of Europeans.
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- ProjectArcturis 5y agoYes, many of the Central American tribes had been oppressed by the Aztecs for a long time, and were happy to have an advanced ally to fight against them.
- toxik 5y agoThere’s something to learn here about calling on a bigger bully to stamp out the local bully…
- Brakenshire 5y agoThe Romano-British and the Anglo-Saxons a similar lesson!
- 29athrowaway 5y agoYes, that characterization is a bit more accurate.