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There was no long-running cultural genocide. There was tons of unintentional spreading of disease, which of course had a similar effect.
by tomcam 4y ago
There was no long-running cultural genocide. There was tons of unintentional spreading of disease, which of course had a similar effect.
- boomboomsubban 4y agoI believe you're confusing "genocide" and "cultural genocide." You can argue there was no long running genocide, but it's very hard to deny things like residential schools or forced child abduction aren't cultural genocide.
- tomcam 4y agoI was confusing them, and I agree with your assessment. Thank you.
- krapp 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Wars There were both. The effect of European filth and disease - both intentional (smallpox blankets) and not - preceding a policy of cultural genocide.
- tomcam 4y agoSmallpox blankets is an urban legend. And with good reason. It would be impossible to control the effects, plus their knowledge of germ theory was limited anyway. https://www.historynet.com/smallpox-in-the-blankets/ https://www.historynet.com/smallpox-in-the-blankets/
- s1artibartfast 4y agoIs also worth noting that Cahokia was abandoned 150 years before Columbus landed in North America. That by itself goes a long way and explaining why explorers didn't find such massive cities