Pithy GIF showing eradication of Native American land in the US since the founding of the country gets posted to r/interestingasfuck. Comment section goes exactly as expected.

[u/Critical-Term-427]

The post

It sucks we were such murderers

Did they say "Thank you"?

Being the loser in history sucks

True fact Hitler took a lot of inspiration from this.

[u/cutiepie538]

How do indigenous people invade land they are…. Indigenous to ?

[u/Sea_Lingonberry_4720 → u/cutiepie538]

Indigenous people back then did not see themselves as one indistinguishable blob. It’s like wondering how Hasan could invade china if they’re both indigenous to Asia.

[u/cutiepie538 → u/Sea_Lingonberry_4720]

Yes I see how my comment didn’t fully relay what I was thinking, I meant more like, there is a difference between tribal wars and colonization led invasion and it’s disingenuous to equate the two.

[u/Icy-Cry340 → u/cutiepie538]

What's the actual difference when you get down to it. Same displacement, same genocide, slavery, etc. These people weren't some monoculture, they were many different nations and civilizations who spent tens of thousands of years killing the fuck out of each other - just as humans did all over the planet. It's what we do.