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Originally Posted by IgnitedSoul
Just skimmed the article though, and he says it was 'taken out of context' and he apologizes.... but it's still a pretty bone-headed comment. Natives had social structure... not one with 5000 years behind it, but absolutely, they were not 'savages'.
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I can see how it could be taken out of context. Prior to Europeans coming over- what stage were the Native North Americans at? Stone age? or were they up to Bronze age?
Keeping in mind how words can change over time- 40 years ago to refer to somebody in the stone age as a savage was as acceptable as it was 20 years ago to call somebody with a mental disability "######ed." Heck- even Fred Flintstone referred to Indians as "savages" back then.
Is it a correct term to use today- no. We are more enlightened now. But what he was trying to get across was the difference between the two civilizations at that point in history.