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Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021 by AlotOfReading on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @04:21PM (#28935944)
That's exactly the point. Epidemic disease alone is an insufficient explanation for the demographic collapse of indigenous Americans.
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Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021 by bobthepanda on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @10:51PM (#28939668)
Is it not?

We have a more recent example in Hawaii. Hawaii was not subjugated by any foreign power until the 1890s. That being said, the Native Hawaiian population pretty much collapsed from a high of 300,000 in 1770 to 20,000 in 1920.

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Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021 by irrational on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @04:53PM (#28936410)
Yes, but guns are an insufficient explanation for the complete overthrown of indigenous Americans. Or even the primary cause.
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