"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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In case you haven't noticed, America doesn't conquer people. We come
in, save your ass, and go home.


As "conquered peoples" go, "Native Americans" have come out pretty
well. Certainly better than MY ancestors.

I always get a laugh out of those who say the land belonged to the American
Aborigines since the AA's had no concept of land ownership and, as nomadic
wanderers, didn't really occupy the land in any sense we'd call
"proprietorship".

BTW...how did the AA's come to occupy an area of land in the first place?
That's right, they _conquered_ it. As they did, they slaughtered each other
for generations. Those constant wars don't happen anymore. (Not to mention
the constant raids to rape the other tribes cattle and steal their women)

For all their faults, the "white" people brought a way of dealing with
ownership and disputes over ownership.