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If you think that's fucked up, try the reality of those who weren't fortunate enough to die from diseases but instead were lynched or massacred for almost no reason:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Short_Account_of_the_Destruc...

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One thing that I remember learning was about one of the Mexican native tribes (I think Aztecs). After their entire army was defeated by a few hundred Spaniards, the general was annoyed that the natives fought, so they enslaved everyone and had them demolish every single building in the capital. The enslavement was so bad that soon after that 90% of the natives died. Imagine that after losing a war, your job was to work yourself to death in order to destroy your entire national legacy.

> Imagine that after losing a war, [something unimaginably bad]

Why do you think they were fighting the war? Thus is the nature of wars fought over your own soil. Winning or losing means everything

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