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Originally Posted by Jake";p="
Yes yes ... and how the indians set the terms of interaction with the euros from the beginning (at Jamestown, Plymouth, and Natividad) as violent - attacking a superior civilization - big mistake.
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It actually illustrates a mistake Americans make time and time again. There were a lot of tribes of Natives. Some were peaceful, some not. But as is typically the case when there are a lot of groups with varying goals and not all of them peaceful... there were various alliances.
The pilgrims meant well when they made friends with some Natives... but they didn't take into account that the tribes they befriended had enemies... and in befriending they gained enemies.
But as is typical of "superior" cultures, the new Americans took out their frustration on all the Natives, including those they befriend. Because Americans seem to have issue seeing differences in groups that are not their own.
Fast forward to today and our adventures in the Muslim world. No. We "superiors" never learn, do we?