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Holy fucking shit, imagine being a Columbus apologist ๐Ÿ˜ฌ (media.piefed.social)
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[โ€“] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago

The indigenous populations that were first enslaved by the spanish colonists were literally worked to the death. The spaniards were so cruel that the natives would often kill themselves when capture was imminent.

"There are fates worse than death"