15-03-2010, 12:00 AM
It is not honest of Morales and other non-Europeans to bitch and moan about their being displaced by European colonists. It's what everybody did pre-Wilson's 'Fourteen Points' if they could get away with it. Native American groups displaced and slaughtered one another, as did African and Asian groups. Europeans were on the receiving end of transcontinental colonisation, slavery, and plunder whenever the Jews, Turks, Moors, and Mongolians could manage it.
That is true. Actually, the Aymara people, the ethnic grup that Morale's belong, where conquered by the Inca and, when they rebeal against, where slaughtered in a legendary killing. The Inca also slavish them (using them to build Macchu Picchu, roads and other infraestructure) and keep the control of the conquered people, by seizing the surplus of food and woolen fabrics (without enough food, there is no way for rebelion).
And if we speak about the Aztecas, then we have to speak of massive killings too. That's the main reason why in Mexico they accept and embrace catholic religion so fast.
The hollywood legend of the "good savage" is still filling the minds of many ignorants. But of course, europeans are hated not because they where cruel and slavish them (The former indigenous government where thousand times more cruel) but because racist considerations, because somebody lie them that the old indigenous empires where savvys and allmost perfect. So, they tent to return to an idealized world, a neolithic society in almost all fields (with the only exception of Mayas, whose calendar still amaze people now. But they not longer existed when spanish conquered Central America).
In fact, spanish conquest (with all their limitations and diseases) bring a much better life for indigenous people in almost evry place in America. Aymaras where able to have their own land and keep most of their production (formerly, evrything belongs to the Inca). When spanish left America and specially, Bolivia, they leave behind a rich country (rich by those standards), richer than Argentina and Chile for shure, despite de destruction and poverty that bring 15 years of independence war. Now is the 2d.poorest country in American continent.
But Morales want money, and one way to gain it is to keep blaming spanish and europeans. He recive gifts, collaboration, grace remission of debts, and the sympathy and tears of ignorants.
That is true. Actually, the Aymara people, the ethnic grup that Morale's belong, where conquered by the Inca and, when they rebeal against, where slaughtered in a legendary killing. The Inca also slavish them (using them to build Macchu Picchu, roads and other infraestructure) and keep the control of the conquered people, by seizing the surplus of food and woolen fabrics (without enough food, there is no way for rebelion).
And if we speak about the Aztecas, then we have to speak of massive killings too. That's the main reason why in Mexico they accept and embrace catholic religion so fast.
The hollywood legend of the "good savage" is still filling the minds of many ignorants. But of course, europeans are hated not because they where cruel and slavish them (The former indigenous government where thousand times more cruel) but because racist considerations, because somebody lie them that the old indigenous empires where savvys and allmost perfect. So, they tent to return to an idealized world, a neolithic society in almost all fields (with the only exception of Mayas, whose calendar still amaze people now. But they not longer existed when spanish conquered Central America).
In fact, spanish conquest (with all their limitations and diseases) bring a much better life for indigenous people in almost evry place in America. Aymaras where able to have their own land and keep most of their production (formerly, evrything belongs to the Inca). When spanish left America and specially, Bolivia, they leave behind a rich country (rich by those standards), richer than Argentina and Chile for shure, despite de destruction and poverty that bring 15 years of independence war. Now is the 2d.poorest country in American continent.
But Morales want money, and one way to gain it is to keep blaming spanish and europeans. He recive gifts, collaboration, grace remission of debts, and the sympathy and tears of ignorants.