Loosely Speaking: "Deep roots are not touched by the frost..."

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

"Deep roots are not touched by the frost..."

Around the world, as European explorers roved out beyond their own boundaries, they treated every land that did not already have a European flag planted on it--and sometimes even if they did--as theirs for the claiming. They met the indigenous peoples who had, in fact, long ago discovered the lands themselves, and occupied them. Those European explorers were exploiters, disregarding any prior claims, treating the people like resources to be used for European benefits, or to be ploughed under as... Sign in to see full entry.

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