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			CELEBRATION OR SHAME
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People seem to forget that much of the initial settlers (scientists,alchemists,
Rosicrucians, Pilgrim Fathers, etc) were escaping persecution in Blighty, from
both crown and church, whilst living in relative harmony with the natives as far
as the evidence is willing to reveal, without a great deal of interaction.

Once the crown began to colonise the New World, they wanted workers to build
the wealth of the empire (yes, if you insist SLAVES), though the locals were not
willing to co-operate share their nation maybe but to be exploited and abused
by some incredibly anaemic looking dudes with terrible dress sense [certainly
not]. Rather they adopted the stance "It is better to be slaughtered, than
oppressed". After all as far as they were concerned the territory belonged to them.

So major fisticuffs broke out, voila "genocide", since the locals in the main
refused to be broken.

Now this turned out to be a big pain in the arse, so the English had the brain 
wave of using Africans (or as they saw it "bald talking apes") as slaves.

This was extremely successful since they had no nation to fight for, no name,
no identity and obliteration of their culture so they were a much more easier
bunch to manipulate.

So don't blame all of the initial travellers over the pond since a great deal
were both honourable and righteous, just look at the imperialists instead.

It would seem Euro-Americans haven't learnt, still.




Take it easy,



Mart.