| Lucem Ferre |
06-20-2020 12:37 PM |
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Originally Posted by Anteater
(Post 2123476)
I have no doubt that some individuals might have wanted to weaponize it like a Biblical plague, but you still have literally only one documentable instance in all of American history where it apparently even came up. That's a long way from saying that a few blankets wiped out millions of Native Americans through guided, systematic intent. The damage was done long before the late 18th century.
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Actually two, cause you didn't read it. Which is only what's documented. Most outbreaks in general weren't documented. There's no documentation on the results. Clear evidence that our massacre did do a huge part in spreading smallpox. Regardless of intent, which was there, it was still a welcomed byproduct and contributor to their genocide.
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Originally Posted by Anteater
(Post 2123476)
And speaking of which, don't forget that there is a general consensus that syphilis originally came from "the new World" and subsequently spread virulently through Europe after it made it's own rounds when Columbus made his return trip. The reason we don't talk about it as much today is because even a few million deaths that resulted from that isn't as well documented or politicized as smallpox was. That's the Columbian Exchange for ya.
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Or perhaps because the Natives didn't invade Europe, trying to intentionally spread syphilis or commit a mass racial genocide of Europeans. |
