Just sayin'
The colonial powers paved the surface and built on shallow foundations, trying to negate and overcome the Earth. They have plowed down a few inches, they have shaved off the forests, they have killed off what they found troublesome and inconvenient. They believed they needed nothing and no one but themselves to prosper, never looking beyond immediate profit, never counting its actual cost. The indigenous nations are the earth, their roots go deep, and--like the Earth itself--will outlast the... Sign in to see full entry.