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The White Man in America
american indiansbrandre replied to one of my posts and boy, oh boy did he give me a lot to think about! His first point/question was "If the white man had not come - if the Indian population had continued to grow, then what?"
Hmmm.... my first thought was.... I don't know. Followed quicly by the thought that this is going to require a lot of research in order for me to answer it.
This has to be one of the best, if not thee best question that anyone has ever asked me.
(With one excpetion, "Will you marry me" was unbelievably exciting but not quite in this educational league.)
I'm starting to wonder if Brandre just handed me my doctoral dissertaion thesis... thank you in advance if this pans out... This one question is going to require a lot of thought, research and much prayer. And I haven't even tackled the other points he made in that response!
To start... if the Europeans had not shown up on the shores of the Americas, and I mean to the exclusion of the Vikings, the world would be a much different place.
I'm tempted to type in duh here -but I won't, that much seems obvious, nothing like stating that. Can you imagine what would have happened then to Africa and slavery? If the America's had never been colonized would slavery have occured on the global level that it did in relation to the Americas? To be sure slavery would have existed (as it does today) but would it have been on as grand a scale as it was? And I don't mean grand here as in the context of wonderful or amazing, I mean grand as in large, huge- a Grand Canyon kind of concept.
There are some who say the Americas were influenced by the Viking Norsemen who had early colonizations here. As in around the 10th century. Apparently the American Indians the Norsemen encountered were not quite friendly to them and colonization was thought to be not in the Norsemen's best interests. This alone I think merits considerable consideration.
To be sure someone would have shown up at some point but a better question might be "What if Cristobal Colon had never been born?"
Maybe at this point I should say I'm going to copyright this. I can't believe no one else has thought of this... or maybe I just haven't typed in the right keywords yet.
In any event I've covered far too many points for one blog. I'm going to go think now, have a great day everyone and if anyone wants to add anything feel free...
Hmmm.... my first thought was.... I don't know. Followed quicly by the thought that this is going to require a lot of research in order for me to answer it.
This has to be one of the best, if not thee best question that anyone has ever asked me.
(With one excpetion, "Will you marry me" was unbelievably exciting but not quite in this educational league.)
I'm starting to wonder if Brandre just handed me my doctoral dissertaion thesis... thank you in advance if this pans out... This one question is going to require a lot of thought, research and much prayer. And I haven't even tackled the other points he made in that response!
To start... if the Europeans had not shown up on the shores of the Americas, and I mean to the exclusion of the Vikings, the world would be a much different place.
I'm tempted to type in duh here -but I won't, that much seems obvious, nothing like stating that. Can you imagine what would have happened then to Africa and slavery? If the America's had never been colonized would slavery have occured on the global level that it did in relation to the Americas? To be sure slavery would have existed (as it does today) but would it have been on as grand a scale as it was? And I don't mean grand here as in the context of wonderful or amazing, I mean grand as in large, huge- a Grand Canyon kind of concept.
Main Entry:1grand Pronunciation: \ˈgrand\Function: adjectiveEtymology: Anglo-French grant, grand, large, great, grand, from Latin grandisDate: 1548
1 a: having more importance than others : foremost b: having higher rank than others bearing the same general designation <the grand champion>2 a: inclusive, comprehensive <the grand total of all money paid out> b: definitive, incontrovertible <grand example>3: chief, principal4: large and striking in size, scope, extent, or conception <grand design>5 a: lavish, sumptuous <a grand celebration> b: marked by a regal form and dignity c: fine or imposing in appearance or impression d: lofty, sublime <writing in the grand style>6 a: pretending to social superiority : supercilious b: intended to impress <a person of grand gestures>7: very good : wonderful <a grand time>
1 a: having more importance than others : foremost b: having higher rank than others bearing the same general designation <the grand champion>2 a: inclusive, comprehensive <the grand total of all money paid out> b: definitive, incontrovertible <grand example>3: chief, principal4: large and striking in size, scope, extent, or conception <grand design>5 a: lavish, sumptuous <a grand celebration> b: marked by a regal form and dignity c: fine or imposing in appearance or impression d: lofty, sublime <writing in the grand style>6 a: pretending to social superiority : supercilious b: intended to impress <a person of grand gestures>7: very good : wonderful <a grand time>
— grand·ly 
\ˈgran-(d)lē\ adverb
\ˈgran-(d)lē\ adverb — grand·ness \ˈgran(d)-nəs\ noun
\ˈgran(d)-nəs\ noun synonyms grand, magnificent, imposing, stately, majestic, grandiose mean large and impressive. grand adds to greatness of size the implications of handsomeness and dignity <a grand staircase>. magnificent implies an impressive largeness proportionate to scale without sacrifice of dignity or good taste <magnificent paintings>. imposing implies great size and dignity but especially stresses impressiveness <an imposing edifice>. stately may suggest poised dignity, erectness of bearing, handsomeness of proportions, ceremonious deliberation of movement <the stately procession>. majestic combines the implications of imposing and stately and usually adds a suggestion of solemn grandeur <a majestic waterfall>. grandiose implies a size or scope exceeding ordinary experience <grandiose hydroelectric projects> but is most commonly applied derogatorily to inflated pretension or absurd exaggeration <grandiose schemes>.
There are some who say the Americas were influenced by the Viking Norsemen who had early colonizations here. As in around the 10th century. Apparently the American Indians the Norsemen encountered were not quite friendly to them and colonization was thought to be not in the Norsemen's best interests. This alone I think merits considerable consideration.
To be sure someone would have shown up at some point but a better question might be "What if Cristobal Colon had never been born?"
Maybe at this point I should say I'm going to copyright this. I can't believe no one else has thought of this... or maybe I just haven't typed in the right keywords yet.
In any event I've covered far too many points for one blog. I'm going to go think now, have a great day everyone and if anyone wants to add anything feel free...
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