• Randomgal@lemmy.ca
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    14 hours ago

    He didn’t kill ALL the innocent, whose land he stole and whose relatives he murdered. Only those that dated fight back.

    Yeah, sounds like Trump.

    • RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works
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      10 hours ago

      He didn’t steal any land. The battles fought between Natives and non-native populations were rarely a fight that had “good” vs “evil” sides.

      They executed those that wantonly murdered innocent people. It tirns out murdering people for their food, goods, and horses is something the government did not want to encourage.

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        It tirns out murdering people for their food, goods, and horses is something the government did not want to encourage

        unless you’re a settler, then it’s called “manifest destiny”

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        No, they were, very much. Europeans were invaders, taking land that didn’t belong to them by force. The government explicitly encouraged murder and turned a blind eye to any abuses. If you don’t want people to defend their land and avenge the love domes you murder, maybe don’t invade and ethnically cleanse the are to begin with?

        Do you also think Russia v. Ukraine or Israel’s genocide don’t have “evil” vs “good” sides?

        Because if you’re invading and murdering innocent people, its a clear cut for most people.