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a la izquierda

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38. What the hell sources are you talking about?
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 06:08 PM
Dec 2012

Do tell me what ethnohistorians you mean? Those are some vague, vicious claims you made, and you're way of expressing yourself is verging on broadbrushed, racist attacks.

Or don't respond, I don't care. I've wearied of defending myself to someone who will clearly find something new to attack with ( because you're not actually responding to anything I'm writing). Besides I don't really need to defend myself to some anonymous Internet commando.

If we did that we would have to make right a lot of the wrongs from our history and most Cleita Dec 2012 #1
don't be surprised at reactions to this post niyad Dec 2012 #2
A People's History Of The United States by Howard Zinn Coyotl Dec 2012 #5
Zinn's book is excellent and should be read by everyone who wants to iemitsu Dec 2012 #28
Best book I've read on the History of the USA malaise Dec 2012 #40
this is just shallow and silly cali Dec 2012 #3
Well at least you're not perpetuating the "we weren't violent before" BS. Edweird Dec 2012 #4
+1 Libertas1776 Dec 2012 #7
Culture determines violence moreso than instinct. Coyotl Dec 2012 #8
Whatever helps you sleep at night...... Edweird Dec 2012 #9
I can tell which culture you are from. Defensive yet? Coyotl Dec 2012 #11
Anthropology informs us that there are cultures where violence within it is virtually byeya Dec 2012 #33
Mass Shootings In U.S. Since 2005 (MAP) Coyotl Dec 2012 #6
"The rest of the world knows the facts." former9thward Dec 2012 #10
O.K. Coyotl Dec 2012 #12
Thanks for the softball. former9thward Dec 2012 #13
imperial propaganda organ Coyotl Dec 2012 #15
It must be nice to live in alternative universes. former9thward Dec 2012 #17
It is nice to live in a different culture Coyotl Dec 2012 #18
National Geographic is an imperialist publication now! former9thward Dec 2012 #19
They certainly share the same racism and cultural biases that enable "othering" Coyotl Dec 2012 #20
Take your anti-science crap elesewhere. former9thward Dec 2012 #21
Only one problem with that, Coyotl Dec 2012 #22
Anybody can say anything on the internet. former9thward Dec 2012 #24
You are the person promoting this sacrifice idea. Post one peer-reviewed article to back it up. Coyotl Dec 2012 #27
I am not promoting it. National Geographic did. former9thward Dec 2012 #30
Sorry, this is BS. a la izquierda Dec 2012 #23
But are you an indigineous person? Coyotl Dec 2012 #25
Nope, I'm not. I was raised in a family with members... a la izquierda Dec 2012 #29
So you know the ethnohistorical writings called Jews cannibals too? Coyotl Dec 2012 #37
What the hell sources are you talking about? a la izquierda Dec 2012 #38
We live in the most peaceful time in human history cpwm17 Dec 2012 #32
I wonder how Pinker deals with the lack of graves, but not lack of deaths, from Hiroshima byeya Dec 2012 #35
He used all available sources to determine the violent death rate cpwm17 Dec 2012 #39
That depends upon where you live and where in the past you are making a comparison to. Coyotl Dec 2012 #36
Bob Dylan wrote a song, covered by liberalhistorian Dec 2012 #14
The Indians died with God on our side. Coyotl Dec 2012 #16
Without guns, the Europeans would all likely be very crowded in Europe today. Coyotl Dec 2012 #26
Guns, Germs, and Steel is a great book. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #31
I don't care for Diamond either. I think Marvin Harris is a better source although GG&S has byeya Dec 2012 #34
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