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Politics : War
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To: chalu2 who wrote (2712)8/14/2001 3:22:26 PM
From: Thomas M.   of 23908
 
had no concepts of land ownership

This is true, but it is not a knock on Indians. In fact, I consider it to be an aspect of their society that was superior to ours, in a moral sense. They respected the land as something they are blessed to live on, rather than the idea that the land is blessed by human presence. Regardless, this characterization is in no way a justification for taking their land.

and deserved conquest as bloodthirsty savages

This characterization might be true, relative to European settlers at the time. However, once again, this does not justify taking the Indians' land.

Tom
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