The Invasion of America: New Visualizations of Native American Dispossession

Re:The Invasion of America: New Visualizations of Native Ame... by atlantic on Thursday January 08, 2015 @10:18AM (#8856715)

Violence and war are not unusual historically. But the speed and thoroughness with which a whole continent was cleared of its native inhabitants, and the survivors were subject to all kinds of institutionalized abuse until their culture and traditions were erased, is certainly exceptional, and in recent history only compares in severity with what happened to the aboriginals in Australia.

Moreover, if there was official recognition of what really happened, even now much could be done to redress the original injustice and give these people some closure. Instead, schoolchildren are taught a sanitized version of American history which really adds insult to injury, from the point of view of the surviving natives.

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Re:The Invasion of America: New Visualizations of Native Ame... by Terr_ on Thursday January 08, 2015 @02:05PM (#8858189)

> But the speed and thoroughness [...] is certainly exceptional

So? In a day, a modern celebrity can influence people with a "speed and thoroughness" that would be totally unthinkable to a Jewish celebrity 2000+ years ago.

... But that's due to technology, not due to the differences between Kim Kardashian and Jesus.

In 500 years, the bloody Annexation of Sol is going to be exceptionally speedy and thorough too, because it's easier to be speedy and thorough when you've got warp-drives and teleporters.

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