[cgbg]

“South American native tribes when they first saw the Spanish ships. They didn’t know what they were seeing but it was out of the ordinary.

They didn’t know what they were seeing or who or what was coming, Nolan said.”

And that worked out so well for them.”

Your comment is dead on point.

The bad news is that the “Spanish ships” are very real. Unfortunately ignoring them will not make them go away.

[nicollo]

“South American native tribes when they first saw the Spanish ships. They didn’t know what they were seeing but it was out of the ordinary. They didn’t know what they were seeing or who or what was coming, Nolan said.”

Yes they did. They may have never seen such large ships (which we'd call today tiny) or white men w/ beards, or cannon and horses, etc. But they saw men, boats, and animals, and they knew it.

When the Inca saw the Spanish they knew exactly what they were: other men. When they reported to the emperor about horses, he responded that he wanted to hunt them. He knew what they were: animals.