“I asked seven anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians if they would rather have been a typical Indian or a typical European in 1491. None was delighted by the question, because it required judging the past by the standards of today—a fallacy disparaged as ‘presentism’ by social scientists. But every one chose to be an Indian.”
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Best line of the day (for this day) comes from “Stan Freberg Presents The United States of America.” Listen attentively for references about Native Americans and the Spaniaards. It’s a different view of history.