@TehBamski to Ask Lemmy • 1 year agoWhat single purchase has returned the most in terms of value?message-square174arrow-up1165arrow-down17
arrow-up1158arrow-down1message-squareWhat single purchase has returned the most in terms of value?@TehBamski to Ask Lemmy • 1 year agomessage-square174
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink32•1 year agoAt best that’s a myth, at worst it’s whitewashed history to hide a genocide. The Lenape didn’t have a concept of land ownership, they didn’t believe a person could own the earth, so they couldn’t have had anything to sell.
minus-squareRhynoplazlink26•1 year agoHell, if somebody offered to give me $1000 for the Grand Canyon, I’d congratulate him on his new canyon.
At best that’s a myth, at worst it’s whitewashed history to hide a genocide. The Lenape didn’t have a concept of land ownership, they didn’t believe a person could own the earth, so they couldn’t have had anything to sell.
Hell, if somebody offered to give me $1000 for the Grand Canyon, I’d congratulate him on his new canyon.
Agreed, thanks for clarifying.
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