https://youtu.be/rrjvifKXQy4
The link to the video if anyone wants to watch. A warning that it is disturbing to watch, seing as what they made these poor kids do on camera.

If you want someone to blame for the actions taken against natives, and the actions that are still taken today, blame those that have carried out those actions. You don't blame the actions of a handful of racist assholes on the entirety of a population, but if you want to live in your ignorance, be my guest.

No it wasn't, as I said over and over again, they were there to further themselves and going out of their way to harm natives was a waste of time and resources, the natives weren't a problem and were mostly ignored. It's you who needs a history lesson, you're the one stating myths from missinformed middle school lessons, and perhaps a lesson in learning in general may help you because you seem to think you know it all. Your close minded view has made you turn a blind eye to the actual facts, you just want to believe that the europeans were all bad because you want to blame someone. There were some malicious Europeans, and you should blame them for what was done to the natives, but the common european people that came to colonize America were no more malicious than you and me. "Europeans wanted to destroy native culture" that's like saying the actions of the KKK represents the views of all of America, the actions of a handful of Europeans do not represent the majority.

The cathedral is estimated to cost about €200 million and while it does feature a 1000 person soup kitchen, its also boasts 2 hotels and a €425,000 bell. The cathedral is to be fitted with 5 other bells all of which total only €50,000, for all 5. A soup kitchen for 1000 wouldn't even help, 25% of the population live in poverty as Romania has the highest poverty rate in the EU. The cathedral will have 2 hotels, but they can't use those for homeless shelters? Not even one of the hotels?

Are they going to use the bell as an attraction? I thought most cathedrals don't allow you in the bell towers because they can be kind of dangerous. They could come to hear the bell though, so I guess thats something.

Yeah, not even MOST europeans wanted to destroy native culture, that's ridiculous. Most europeans didn't care about the natives, they went to America to pursue wealth and further themselves, that didn't change when they met the natives. As long as natives didn't get in their way, they were not a problem. There were some europeans that made it a point that they didn't like the natives, many of which went on into lawmaking in order to purposely harm and hinder the natives through legislation. These laws and militant actions taken by a few racist europeans are why it seems all europeans hated the natives, when in reality they were indifferent to them. Most europeans didn't care about the natives, they were in America to better their own lives and any attempts at "destroying the natives culture" took away time and resources they could use to further their own gains, it was easier to ignore them, and that's what most europeans did.

As for the legislation set in place as far as allotments and reservations, you can blame that on racism in legislation, not Europeans trying to destroy a culture. Racism that still exsist today. But as we see even today, legislation doesn't always equal the views of the people, just because there were racist asshole lawmakers that decided this for the natives ,does not mean every single european agreed with this, had a say in it, or wanted to exterminate and destroy native culture.

You're the one telling lies to yourself, third. That you honestly believe every european man, woman, and child wanted to exterminate the natives has to be the dumbest shit I've ever heard. Just as frostbite said, the europeans were trying to further themselves, and they did kill natives who get in the way of that. No one is justifying genocide, because the fact is genocide's very definition emphasizes the word "intentional". Nearly 90% of natives were killed by disease and Its been dubunked that diseases were not weaponized to kill natives. Meaning nearly 90% of the death toll was unintentional. There were handfuls of militant europeans that did want genocide for the natives, that wanted to intentionally exterminate them, but a few men wanting to exterminate natives definitely does not equal ALL europeans marching on ALL natives to wipe them out. Most europeans didn't care about the natives being there, as long as they didn't get in there way of colonization.

Who cares about that stuff, we have to worry about the real dangers people! Sea bears....

Wouldn't you still have to acquire the stem cells from a cow or a cow fetus? So it would still kinda be an animal by-product

But to say natives never wiped out other cultures and that all Europeans came to America with the intent to exterminate just isn't true. The massive death toll was due to disease, and disease that was transferred unintentionally. There were definitely some asshole Europeans that wanted genocide, but without natives being more susceptible, the Europeans wouldn't have even had a chance at trying to exterminate all natives.

The actions of some do not equal the actions of all. The Europeans did not come to the Americas with the intention of killing the natives, though some Europeans did, especially knowing the natives would get in their way of what they wanted in the Americas. As for the smallpox blankets it has been debunked that smallpox was not used as a weaponized disease by the use of blankets, the only reference to this is a letter that was taken out of context. Their is known accounts of syphilis being used as a weaponized disease, but it didn't go over well considering its an STD and had to be transferred as such. But europeans trying to use any sort of weaponized disease wouldn't matter, the diseases were a weapon the second Europeans set foot in America. I agree that the europeans did kill countless natives, and continued, and still continue, to try and remove natives from the picture. Even today legislation continues to screw over native Americans.

Well technically different tribes were different cultures to them, and they very much did eradicate them. Entire tribes were wiped out before any white man set foot in the Americas. Some tribes were peaceful, some were not, we can't say anything about the motives of tribes killing other tribes, whether it was for resources, territory disputes, or if they just didn't like each other. The native Americans were never purposely nearly eradicated, there was no "eradicate the natives because they're different" initiative. Did Europeans kill many natives, yes, but disease killed more natives than any European ever did. The Europeans didn't attempt to eradicate the natives, it was unintentional, in some areas nearly 90% of natives were killed by disease. That doesn't sound like Europeans intentionally exterminating a culture simply for existing, the death toll of natives was much more unintentional than you think.

Its different depending on which card machine they use and what options they have set up on the machine.

I agree with you captain, also you shouldn't do those things if you are harming or potentially harming others. Such as smoking around your kids, drunk driving, or destroying your relationships, finances, or property because of these behaviors.