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To: John Lacelle who wrote (13105)	6/29/1999 3:43:00 PM
From: Enigma	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17770

<<The smallpox epidemic during the battle for control of the empire sealed the fate of Monectezoma and his empire>> Think you should have mentioned that first and foremost as the reason for the defeat - in fact for the general demise of many native tribes aided by the lovely practice of your noble ancestors who spread the disease with infected blankets - the first practice of germ warfare - guess this fills you with gratitude and pride too? d

To: John Lacelle who wrote (13105)	6/29/1999 3:43:00 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 17770

What you say about the Aztecs is very true, and the best demonstration of the mixed bag of the conquest of the Americas. The Incas were also terribly despotic, and many of the Plains Indians were given to depredations against their neighbors. The Europeans have things to be ashamed of, but not as much as people think. After all, even taking the more idyllic picture of the North American Indians, was a whole continent, its land and resources, supposed to be tied up by a few million people scattered throughout, especially when many of them had no fixed territory? The settlement of North America was a boon to most, in the long run...