How did the introduction of guns change Native America? – David J Silverman | Aeon Essays

http://amzn.to/2dPFqQ9 referenced in the article. A much more thorough treatment of the subject. Not a heavy read, but not light entertainment. Should be on your reading list.

Very interesting read, not the direction I thought it would take. Thanks for the post!

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Guns or aggression? Ultimately, as I read this essay I found another question forming: What difference, at this point, does it really make? Isn't the more important question: What should we do about it now? Should we vacate America and leave it to the "natives" to recreate their Stone Age society and pagan rituals? Ridiculous? Then what is the purpose of agonizing over the past? To make all non-native peoples feel guilty? That seems popular these days. To preclude the chance of repeating the experience in case we happen upon another "New World"? Those are the questions I am left with after reading the essay. I suppose that is of some value.