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If Aztecs were not conquered?

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If Aztecs were not conquered?
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RE: If Aztecs were not conquered?
January 13, 2016 at 6:18 pm
(January 13, 2016 at 5:20 pm)TrueChristian Wrote: Not saying Spanish weren't awful (Catholocism, Tacos, burritos) they probably were.

I like tacos and burritos.
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RE: If Aztecs were not conquered?
January 13, 2016 at 6:28 pm
(January 13, 2016 at 5:20 pm)TrueChristian Wrote:
(January 13, 2016 at 5:01 pm)Stimbo Wrote: You going to stick around this time, TrueChristian? You know, for the thread you yourself created?


Yes I am. Don't you take that direspectful tone with me! I have respected you countlessly, even if you did not appreciate it!

Then you will respect the question, yes? Whatever tone I choose to exercise in asking it.
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RE: If Aztecs were not conquered?
January 13, 2016 at 7:41 pm
^ I suppose so....
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RE: If Aztecs were not conquered?
January 13, 2016 at 7:47 pm
(January 13, 2016 at 10:52 am)Faith No More Wrote: Is it just me, or does it sound like you're trying to justify genocide?

I think it's just another example of his passive aggressive, but steady march towards suicide-by-admin.
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RE: If Aztecs were not conquered?
January 13, 2016 at 7:54 pm
It would make the term "montezumas revenge" totally fucking meaningless. Other than that I don't give a shit.

(see what I did there)
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RE: If Aztecs were not conquered?
January 26, 2016 at 10:38 pm
If anyone's interested in "What if __ didn't happen" on the subject of history, I HIGHLY recommend this fantastic channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/AlternateHistoryHub
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RE: If Aztecs were not conquered?
January 27, 2016 at 12:51 am
(January 13, 2016 at 5:11 pm)Yeauxleaux Wrote: There is real archaeological evidence to prove that mesoacmericans did human sacrifice. However, I believe the Spanish were blowing it out of proportion and exaggerating it. History is written by the winners, they needed a "save the savages" complex to justify their cultural cleansing of Native peoples. It's exactly the same way as how in America, blacks were dehumanised during slavery. If you can remove the humanity from the people you are brutalising, you don't feel as much guilt over doing it.

Also, people equate "human sacrifice" with indigenous peoples as though they were the only race of people ever to do it. You can find evidence of human sacrifice in pretty much every region of the planet at some point in history. It seemed to just be a natural phase of early civilisation that most people went through. So yes, had the Aztecs been left uncontacted I think they'd eventually have dropped the practice.
Hell, the Puritans engaged in human sacrifice.  Their favorite ritual was to burn people alive as "witches" in order to please their favorite ethnocentric Middle Eastern deity.
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