• moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com
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    15 days ago

    I don’t see how your point contradicts what I said.

    They cut down the forests.

    I take more issue with the slur “savages”, because at least many indigenous in America lived in harmony with nature.

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      15 days ago

      Villages were not distant from each other but often within sight, revealing a fairly high population density, and contrary to the assertions of Roman sources, only about 30% of Germania was covered in forest, about the same percentage as today.

      Are you still just repeating your high school history class knowledge? Yes, the Romans said that the “Barbarians” (which by this point was very muched used as a slur like savage is) were just destroying forest for no reason.

      Like, just read some of the wiki I linked mate. You are doubling down on bad history you learned.