This is very interesting; I never knew that Columbus was that slick.
Posted by Matthew at February 18, 2008 11:22 PMTrackBack URL for this entry:
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I think instead of "slick" "lier" should be the word used to describe Columbus' statement to the natives! If I remember correctly, from Columbus' own account, the natives were sick of being mistreated and robbed by Columbus' crew (though I'm sure the natives did their own amount of "sharing")Lying to people by using your superior technology, and making them believe that god is on your side is despicable!
Posted by: W. Marie at February 19, 2008 01:41 AM