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RE: Dreaming of Santo Domingo

in Discovery-it5 days ago

Gorgeous pictures. Thank you for saving me from taking a trip to this island nation. I'm not up to it anymore :))

the birthplace of the America's modern history and civilizations

This gave me pause. I know it's technically true, but you can see how some might object to this Eurocentric view of 'modern history and civilization'. I know you have great regard for the indigenous cultures of the Americas. It's just...that sentence might give some people pause, also.

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Thank you! That's a beautiful place and full of history. I personally don't see a problem with stating the obvious. Our modern society in the Americas began the moment Columbus stepped ashore and altered the course of history in the Americas. There was a history before arrival, but we all know what happened. Europeans settled and colonized the Americas to create the homes you and I inhabit.