Interesting bit of western history
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Sounds like that party got out of hand !!
Pabs, what's the skinny on the rock ??!!
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Pabs, what's the skinny on the rock ??!!
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It's fat!
Doesn't this belong in the Food section?
Doesn't this belong in the Food section?
Didn't I see this on Good Eats?
Many archaeologists and bleeding heart types still think it's so tragic that the Spanish conquered the Aztecs. I'm not one of them.
It should be pointed out that many native American tribes started cannibalism rumors themselves to keep colonists away. That's why ground-truthing is significant in this case.
It should be pointed out that many native American tribes started cannibalism rumors themselves to keep colonists away. That's why ground-truthing is significant in this case.
That's nothing, they are still up to their dirty tricks and they have gotten more barbaric. Just take a good look at the built in Mexico Pontiac Aztec if you don't believe me. If there ever was a Monctezuma's revenge, that's it.
The Spanish didn't stop with the Aztecs, however. They conquered many more peoples who were less cruel and warlike than the Aztecs. But lest we slam Spain too much, we can't forget the Portuguese, teh Dutch, the British, and of course, ourselves. Neither do we have to look only in the Western Hemisphere, more technologicaly "advanced" cultures have a memorable history of slaughtering, conquering, and otherwise oppressing other cultures on every continent except Antarctica. This behavior is not limited to one skin color, religion, language group, or whatever. Everybody joins the fun eventually. The formerly oppressed one day rise to become the new oppressors.
Just the way we are.
Just the way we are.
"The Spanish didn't stop with the Aztecs, however. They conquered many more peoples who were less cruel and warlike than the Aztecs. But lest we slam Spain too much, we can't forget the Portuguese, teh Dutch, the British,..."
and I'm sure it's been this way since the beginning of time.
and I'm sure it's been this way since the beginning of time.
Yes, and it'll probably always be that way.
That, however doesn't mean it's right.
But that's another story.
That, however doesn't mean it's right.
But that's another story.
We are an especially strange culture....some of us always seem to try and fit some past historical event into our own qualitative terms. Best we just see what effect the events had on us, not judge them on our current moral code. It's history, it's over. We have found the Aztecs to be slaughterers and human munchers, and the Spanish to be ruthless conquerers. We cannot now say either was "good" or "bad" - just an event in the past. I'm bummed the Spanish wiped out so much historical evidence but the winners do write the rules (for the next generation or 20
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[ August 23, 2006, 11:28 PM: Message edited by: Pablo ]
[ August 23, 2006, 11:28 PM: Message edited by: Pablo ]
The winners write the history.
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hmmm.. good point. Id venture to guess that most SA people have some 'ancient culture' in them, and guess who are the oppressive illegals coming here now!
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What? There is a considerable number of illegal immigrants from SA infiltrating the US? Do they cross first Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico or what?
PB,
Didn't you notice his rock on the CNN site?
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