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Originally Posted by fredr123
I tend to agree with what you're saying. Before the arrival of Europeans and their industry, I don't think many native people had to worry about running into contaminated water anyway. Likewise, they probably didn't worry about having to treat many diseases and other ailments since a lot of them didn't exist until the Europeans showed up.
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The diseases that you guys are talking about now do not really apply to Natives now adays. They have built their own tolerance to these diseases not to mention they are vacinated like everyone else. These diseases you are talking about do not affect Natives anymore, no more than you or I.
Other than alcohol abuse, and pollution (which was inevitable) the Natives would experience many of the same illnesses as Europeans. This arguement doesn't fly anymore.