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To: MosesKnows
Let's see, these noble savages didn't want riches. So why was it that they spent large amounts of time raiding each others villages and carrying off anything they could steal? If they were so peaceful, why did they wage almost constant war amongst themselves and torture and enslave their enemies?

Environmentalists - don't make me laugh. Being dependent on local wildlife because you're to ignorant to invent agriculture does not make you an environmentalist.

130 posted on 12/04/2001 7:22:28 AM PST by anothergrunt
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To: anothergrunt
Invent agriculture????? ROFLMAO The MOLLOGON were involved in dry farming around the year 0; as were the HOHOKAM who farmed the desert utilizing irrigation systems. Even the Eastern Woodland tribes were involved in cultivation to some extent.

As far as riches...yes they surely did raid amongst other Indian tribes but never referred to those they raided and killed as the same as "themselves" they were enemies. But perhaps you could learn about "giveaways". No they were not environmentalist in the sense of the word that has developed from the '60's. But they sure understood their environment which afforded them to live centuries off of a land that oft killed early Europeans who came here...they dealt with harsh winters, foraged for food, cultivated agriculture, irrigated deserts, and hunted.

135 posted on 12/04/2001 2:29:58 PM PST by nancetc
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To: anothergrunt
to ignorant to invent agriculture does not make you an environmentalist.

That is essentially the point. When a society has five to six million square miles of resources to draw upon there is no need for environmentalist. Just how much asphalt do you think it took to pave an Indian village?

136 posted on 12/04/2001 7:15:36 PM PST by MosesKnows
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