TehBamski@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhat single purchase has returned the most in terms of value?message-squaremessage-square174fedilinkarrow-up1165arrow-down17
arrow-up1158arrow-down1message-squareWhat single purchase has returned the most in terms of value?TehBamski@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square174fedilink
minus-squareBunnyKnuckles@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up34arrow-down2·1 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-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down1·1 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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