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Re:Ancient DNA sheds light on what happened to the Taino, th... by losteric on Monday February 19, 2018 @09:47PM (#16417483)
Indian? You mean native Americans? Europeans are solely responsible for bringing new diseases to South America - that wiped out most of the population, far more than swords and guns.

Britain also killed a lot of people in India, but they didn't commit genocide.

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Re:Ancient DNA sheds light on what happened to the Taino, th... by oh_sigh on Monday February 19, 2018 @11:01PM (#16417759)
I never said Europeans weren't responsible for genocide.

And "Indian" is an accepted, defined way to reference Native Americans. See: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Indian

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Re:Ancient DNA sheds light on what happened to the Taino, th... by wavefunction on Monday February 19, 2018 @10:24PM (#16417616)
Of course the actual Indians had their own genocidal maniacs, like Ashoka the Great
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