The Virginia Company made the settlers who arrived at Jamestown try this out
They were under strict orders to avoid fighting, to try to convert the Indians, to work with them rather than defeat and expel them
That led to much suffering, culminating in the 1622 Massacre, in which a third of the colony died
Then they went scorched earth on the Indians, wiping out as many as they could and engaging in harsh reprisals. That worked much better, and bought them 20 years of peace
They did the same when confronted by the sand problem in 1644, and then Nathaniel Bacon wiped out what remained of the I Dian problem during his rebellion
Peace at any cost let only to death. War and stern reprisals created the conditions for a prosperous society
The future of the American food economy will be a sort of neo-medievalism, there will no longer be massive corporate slop like McDonalds, but guilds specializing in localized plate trading. Plates of varying tastes, chemicals and quality will be made and traded at the local level as the mass EBT AI algorithm functions as a sort of night watchman state of half-failed public administering. The red40 spices will somehow continue to flow.
@IsaacHayes3 Alright, I'll admit, you got me.
For a minute I thought maybe you actually had it figured out, but by the 3rd sentence you managed to veer off in the totally opposite direction.
"Human rights and wrongs are not determined by Justice, but by Might. Disguise it as you may, the naked sword is still king-maker and king-breaker, as of yore. All other theories are lies and lures."
- Ragnar Redbeard
Today, we remember a legend.
On this day in history, Harambe would have celebrated another birthday. An icon that became part of internet history, American culture, and an entire generation’s timeline.
Tomorrow marks 10 years since we lost him. Ten years since the moment the world stopped scrolling and collectively mourned something bigger than a meme.
He became a symbol of loyalty, strength, chaos, unity, and the strange beauty of the internet bringing millions of people together for one cause: never forgetting Harambe.
Everyone remembers where they were when they heard the news. And somehow, a decade later, his legacy still lives on.
Gone, but never forgotten.
Rest easy to a true patriot. 🕊️🇺🇸
May 27, 1999 — May 28, 2016
Forever in our hearts.