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Ryetoast
10/04/18 6:04:37 PM
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By 1530 the native population is estimated to be less than 200..

Think about that next time you're celebrating your day off on Indigenous People's day!
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ArchiePeck
10/04/18 6:05:17 PM
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White people in "colonizing" shocker!
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Two_Dee
10/04/18 6:05:39 PM
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i wish i got off school on columbo day
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Zikten
10/04/18 6:05:52 PM
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Yea Columbus was an asshole
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Ryetoast
10/04/18 6:05:56 PM
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ArchiePeck posted...
White people in "colonizing" shocker!


You WON"T BELIEVE THIS STORY!
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K181
10/04/18 6:06:21 PM
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To be fair, the whites only intentionally murdered a fraction of the lost population. The diseases killed the vast, vast majority.
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kuwab0
10/04/18 6:06:46 PM
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ArchiePeck posted...
White people in "colonizing" shocker!

The Spanish are Black
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Ryetoast
10/04/18 6:08:34 PM
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K181 posted...
To be fair, the whites only intentionally murdered a fraction of the lost population. The diseases killed the vast, vast majority.


I was gonna extend the topic to whether you think Columbus committed genoicide, but I didn't want to open that whole can of worms.

If you go by the definition of Genocide it's "Intentional", but yes like you said Ferdinand and Isabelle did try to protect the natives as much as possible.
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K181
10/04/18 6:09:41 PM
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Ryetoast posted...
K181 posted...
To be fair, the whites only intentionally murdered a fraction of the lost population. The diseases killed the vast, vast majority.


like you said


Que?
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Ryetoast
10/04/18 6:10:18 PM
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K181 posted...
Ryetoast posted...
K181 posted...
To be fair, the whites only intentionally murdered a fraction of the lost population. The diseases killed the vast, vast majority.


like you said


Que?


I meant to add..
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andel
10/04/18 6:10:32 PM
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before the late 19th century and even into it the entire world was down with conquest and colonization, europe just did it by far the most effectively
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EliteLevel
10/04/18 6:11:38 PM
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K181 posted...
To be fair, the whites only intentionally murdered a fraction of the lost population. The diseases killed the vast, vast majority.


Damage control.
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ssjevot
10/04/18 6:14:27 PM
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andel posted...
before the late 19th century and even into it the entire world was down with conquest and colonization, europe just did it by far the most effectively


Yep, one of Japan's many mistakes in World War II was thinking to world would look the other way while they colonized their neighbors, because they were aware of the attitude that was displayed before when Europeans did it.
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K181
10/04/18 6:20:56 PM
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EliteLevel posted...
K181 posted...
To be fair, the whites only intentionally murdered a fraction of the lost population. The diseases killed the vast, vast majority.


Damage control.


Not really, whites were murderous assholes back then, but the diseases are the reason why something like 95% of the population died.

Hell, I'm part Afrikaner, there's plenty of very recent historical guilt there.
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EliteLevel
10/04/18 6:21:58 PM
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K181 posted...
EliteLevel posted...
K181 posted...
To be fair, the whites only intentionally murdered a fraction of the lost population. The diseases killed the vast, vast majority.


Damage control.


Not really, whites were murderous assholes back then, but the diseases are the reason why something like 95% of the population died.

Hell, I'm part Afrikaner, there's plenty of very recent historical guilt there.


Diseases brought by the white people.
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K181
10/04/18 6:27:59 PM
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EliteLevel posted...
K181 posted...
EliteLevel posted...
K181 posted...
To be fair, the whites only intentionally murdered a fraction of the lost population. The diseases killed the vast, vast majority.


Damage control.


Not really, whites were murderous assholes back then, but the diseases are the reason why something like 95% of the population died.

Hell, I'm part Afrikaner, there's plenty of very recent historical guilt there.


Diseases brought by the white people.


Yes, but aside from the British giving smallpox blankets to one tribe, the vast majority of that was not an intentional infection or anything. Most tribes were annihilated by smallpox and TB and other diseases long before they even made contact with Europeans.
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EliteLevel
10/04/18 6:30:51 PM
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K181 posted...
EliteLevel posted...
K181 posted...
EliteLevel posted...
K181 posted...
To be fair, the whites only intentionally murdered a fraction of the lost population. The diseases killed the vast, vast majority.


Damage control.


Not really, whites were murderous assholes back then, but the diseases are the reason why something like 95% of the population died.

Hell, I'm part Afrikaner, there's plenty of very recent historical guilt there.


Diseases brought by the white people.


Yes, but aside from the British giving smallpox blankets to one tribe, the vast majority of that was not an intentional infection or anything. Most tribes were annihilated by smallpox and TB and other diseases long before they even made contact with Europeans.


The diseases mostly started after the conquests. Coincidence?
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ElatedVenusaur
10/04/18 6:32:47 PM
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Ryetoast posted...
K181 posted...
To be fair, the whites only intentionally murdered a fraction of the lost population. The diseases killed the vast, vast majority.


I was gonna extend the topic to whether you think Columbus committed genoicide, but I didn't want to open that whole can of worms.

If you go by the definition of Genocide it's "Intentional", but yes like you said Ferdinand and Isabelle did try to protect the natives as much as possible.

Well, Isabelle did, anyway. All of the New World colonies were technically under the auspices of the Crowns of Castille and Leon(i.e. hers). (On a side note, the fact that he was essentially the junior partner of the union really bothered Ferdinand, enough that Isabelle always made sure his name was placed before hers in official documents and decress).
In any case, they did not and could not do very much about it. Emperor Charles V also ordered Pizarro not to harm Atahualpa(Charles was all about the divine right of kings, so even though Atahaulpa was a heathen, Charles still believed he was the divinely-appointed leader of the Inca).

Also, while it's true Europeans had little to do with most of the natives dying, their treatment of them was undeniably brutal to the point that even some contemporary observers were horrified and disgusted. And it's well-documented.
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DarkTransient
10/04/18 6:34:24 PM
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K181 posted...
EliteLevel posted...
K181 posted...
EliteLevel posted...
K181 posted...
To be fair, the whites only intentionally murdered a fraction of the lost population. The diseases killed the vast, vast majority.


Damage control.


Not really, whites were murderous assholes back then, but the diseases are the reason why something like 95% of the population died.

Hell, I'm part Afrikaner, there's plenty of very recent historical guilt there.


Diseases brought by the white people.


Yes, but aside from the British giving smallpox blankets to one tribe, the vast majority of that was not an intentional infection or anything. Most tribes were annihilated by smallpox and TB and other diseases long before they even made contact with Europeans.


This.

Keep in mind: These diseases were decimating people who had had lots of exposure to them and built up a significant degree of resistance. You don't need to be a genius to see what'll happen when the slightest trace of it meets a population with zero previous encounters with it, and thus zero resistance whatsoever.
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Butterfiles
10/04/18 6:34:25 PM
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I haven't had it off in years lol
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Dash_Harber
10/04/18 6:35:46 PM
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K181 posted...
To be fair, the whites only intentionally murdered a fraction of the lost population. The diseases killed the vast, vast majority.


Diseases that were willfully spread by colonizers and made worse by actions like forced migration, purposely slaughtering indigenous food supplies, and forcefully removing children from their homes for 'education'. So ...
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EliteLevel
10/04/18 6:36:25 PM
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Butterfiles posted...
I haven't had it off in years lol


Incel?
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K181
10/04/18 6:37:36 PM
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EliteLevel posted...
K181 posted...
EliteLevel posted...
K181 posted...
EliteLevel posted...
K181 posted...
To be fair, the whites only intentionally murdered a fraction of the lost population. The diseases killed the vast, vast majority.


Damage control.


Not really, whites were murderous assholes back then, but the diseases are the reason why something like 95% of the population died.

Hell, I'm part Afrikaner, there's plenty of very recent historical guilt there.


Diseases brought by the white people.


Yes, but aside from the British giving smallpox blankets to one tribe, the vast majority of that was not an intentional infection or anything. Most tribes were annihilated by smallpox and TB and other diseases long before they even made contact with Europeans.


The diseases mostly started after the conquests. Coincidence?


Not even remotely the case. For a few Caribbean islands and the Aztecs, maybe, though diseaes were a big factor even in those, but beyond that the diseases spread out of control following limited interactions. The pre-Columbian Mississippian culture made limited contact with the Spanish along the gulf coast and when the Spanish came back a few years later, they were all fucking gone. And that contact lead to a spread of infections throughout North America, eradicating entire people long before they even heard of Europeans.
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ManBeast462
10/04/18 6:38:24 PM
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Wah wah humans advance and conquer
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xMythic
10/04/18 6:39:34 PM
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Anyone interested in the history of colonization of the Americas should read about the Doctrine of Discovery and the Treaty of Tordesillas. Very interesting stuff.
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K181
10/04/18 6:40:20 PM
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ManBeast462 posted...
Wah wah humans advance and conquer


Dude, the depopulation of the Americas is without equal and almost assuredly the single greatest human tragedy in history. Debate over responsibility and intent are completely valid, and downplaying their significance is outright idiotic.
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