Lord Sovereign
The resident Britbong
I felt we needed a thread to talk about how very badass and complex a lot of indigenous cultures are. From American Indians scalping any fool who crossed them, to the Maori beating giant birds to death with oars, and the Zulu steam rolling a one thousand strong European force, they have rather impressive martial feats. That aside, "peaceful cultures happily frolicking in nature before whitey showed up" don't have horror stories like the Wendigo in their mythologies. Nor, as is the case with the Aborigines, do they merrily hunt a species of super komodo dragon to extinction.
These are not the victims of history white people fawn over and give grovelling apologies to. These are proud, fierce, and vibrant cultures who gave as good as they got. We disrespect them by infantilising them.
These are not the victims of history white people fawn over and give grovelling apologies to. These are proud, fierce, and vibrant cultures who gave as good as they got. We disrespect them by infantilising them.