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I never knew why they called it the wild west. It was very tame.
by skylan_q 14y ago
I never knew why they called it the wild west. It was very tame.
- bcoates 14y agoWell, every once in a while the government would come by and regulate a population out of existence for security reasons. But that was the old days, they're totally trustworthy and non-murdery now.
- dfc 14y agoWhen you say this are you ignoring or denying the experience of Native Americans? Because from what I understand tame is not a word often used to describe the Trail of Tears or Wounded Knee. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Wars http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Wars
- skylan_q 14y agoThe Wild West refers to the west when Americans first started settling in the West and were largely out of the reaches of the army and federal government.
- dfc 14y agoWhen the west was being "settled" who living there at the time? Put another way: Are you arguing that the wild west period was a peaceful and prosperous time for the Native Americans? A period marked by little physical or economic violence?