There was a fundamental willingness to misunderstand and exploit the fact typically, Native Americans didn't even consider the land something anyone could own.

[–] Lemister@hexbear.net 29 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Or sell!

Sell a country?! Why not sell the air, the great sea, as well as the earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?

I remember the kings&general video where in that part he made the american delegate look "smart and rational" by using bazinga brain akshually they have the freedom to do so muh authoritarianism.

[–] Sebrof@hexbear.net 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I remember I had a phase where I'd watch Kings & Generals, but then I saw they had videos about the eViL sOvIeTs iNvAdInG Afghanistan and pro Ukrain shit and I haven't gone back. What else should I expect from a channel called Kings & Generals lol.

I wasn't aware of the video you mentioned above. Gross

[–] Lemister@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah he was somehow considered part of breadtube and commented across various channels of "left influencers" but then he cashed out in the uwukraine war.

[–] Sebrof@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I actually didn't know that. I know he had some cools videos about the General Crisis and quoted Marxist historians. I was pleasantly surprised, but the later videos turned me off. It's a shame because I'm a sucker for maps lol

[–] Lemister@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago

Same especially since youtube "animated historians" are a blight.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 14 points 4 days ago

Not in like the having title deeds kind of way but land ownership in the form of having claimed territory was pretty often a thing. Allowing people to be on it under certain conditions also wasn't totally foreign especially in exchange for goods, which on the east coast was what many thought was the deal they were getting.