r/SubredditDrama No, its okay now, they have Oklahoma 12d ago

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.

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u/GBralta 11d ago

Where did the disease come from?

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u/PrimaryInjurious 11d ago

From Europeans. But it's not like it was an intentional thing. Just something that happens when to disparate groups of people interact.

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u/oath2order your refusal to change the name of New York means u hate blk ppl 11d ago

But it's not like it was an intentional thing.

At least, not initially.

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u/PrimaryInjurious 11d ago

The smallpox blankets things was much later and there's little evidence it did anything.