Talk about short memories. Why is it that people think Democracy has been in practice forever when in reality its use is only some 230 years old. Assuming this is all true about Columbus, it does not come as a surprise. That is simply the way things were then.
Personal Responsibility wrote:
> That is simply the way things were then. <
Yes, but it's also striking that Ferdinand and Isabella
took the initiative to stop Christopher's cruel behavior.
So in those days, some of the rulers apparently were quite
a bit less "savage" than others.
About 15 yrs ago we had a bunch of French and Swiss people move in and put in vineyards. All but one ended up broke and out of here because of the imperial way they treated those who worked for them, even the businessmen they dealt with. MOst of the world is not like America, even today.