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You gotta kill a few people
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Keep doubting J MFing Houston
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01-20-2014, 08:46 AM | #3 | |
'Tis my eye!
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It's the whole "history is written by the victors" thing. Just like the fact that the Gallic people weren't AT ALL barbaric, they had more sophisticated mathematics and calendars than the Romans. They also had enough gold to pay off Caesar's debts and enough status to make him a conquering hero. So the Romans conquer them, wipe out their greatest works, and then record them in history as bloodthirsty barbarians. The US scientific community and the US government don't want to acknowledge pre-Columbian voyagers. If Columbus didn't discover America, the Spanish didn't own the Louisiana Territory. If the Louisiana Territory wasn't owned by Spain, they couldn't legally sell it to the US. You should read up on the suicide of Merriweather Lewis. |
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01-20-2014, 09:34 AM | #4 | |
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01-20-2014, 09:58 AM | #5 | |
'Tis my eye!
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All scientists who, in part, study history. In retrospect, I should have said "academic community" and perhaps it would have been more clear. |
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01-20-2014, 02:50 PM | #6 |
pie is never free
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Sounds like I didnt miss much last night and its just as well, I was too schnockered to pay attention anyway.
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01-20-2014, 03:12 PM | #7 |
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01-20-2014, 03:22 PM | #8 |
pie is never free
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Seems like they might be dragging this thing out for the sake of the show, if I were those brothers I'd be wanting to get to the bottom of it just as fast as possible.
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