Gregory's Server@Illuminatus @hannah I think the best thing, historically, about the US is that the ancient history is from a totally different culture and color, so no white people can lay claim to it believably - if they want to talk about ancient US history, they have to talk about, well, me.
That's what makes those barely-antique Confederate geegaws so impishly delightful to me: it's so obviously just white people trying to find *something* they can call their own about this continent's history.
(I also unironically enjoy antique shows and stuff; I find it quite lovely when people appreciate and preserve an item, whether it's 20 or 20,000 years old. Sometimes I go to the art museum and just appreciate the 4,000 year old cups, which were made to the same specifications I would require for my hands today.)
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I found that perspective when I was young. I lived in a small town that was established just over 100 years ago, but learned that it had been a gathering place on the Saskatchewan River for at least 1000 years. Unfortunately, aside from that tidbit, we didn't really learn anything about indigenous history in school.
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