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Practically no other event in human history comes close to the ecological and cultural destructive impact of the early colonial period in the Americas. But beca
by scythe 4y ago
Practically no other event in human history comes close to the ecological and cultural destructive impact of the early colonial period in the Americas. But because of that, it should not be used as a yardstick for anything else. "It's not the worst thing ever" is a poor defense of anything.
- andrewflnr 4y agoOn a similar note, there's a danger of comparing "the early colonial period in the Americas", a 300-400 year period containing many distinguishable catastrophes, to anything not of equal scale. It's kind of like comparing an apple and a whole apple tree.
- scythe 4y agoA fair complaint, but I didn't put the comparison; the poster I responded to did.
- andrewflnr 4y agoQuite. I'm extending your point, not disagreeing. :)
- pvaldes 4y ago> Practically no other event in human history comes close to the ecological and cultural destructive impact of the early colonial period in the Americas. This is a really optimistic point of view