Quote Originally Posted by eddievanzant
I'm sure I've said it before, but I envy the Native Americans: No diseases, little war (they didn't like fighting for land with other people's dead ancestors buried there), and sex all the time.
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native north americans? 'cause they had plenty of disease and conflict.
native south americans? those mugs ate human hearts and sacrificed hundreds of thousands.
true, they didn't fight for land, usually, but they sure did fight for horses (plains indians after horses were introduced) and slaves.
not to piss in your cheerios, but the myth of the noble savage living in harmony is just that, a myth.
yeah, they had a much better grasp (for the most part) on sustainable development and decision-making, but they still rarely lived past forty and had plenty of sickness and strife.