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Originally Posted by Botnst
What was the national interest in hurrying-up western migration? The net result was almost total annihilation of the buffalo and the red Indians who depended on them for food and many products necessary to sustain their lives. It also displaced sedentary Indian populations from their traditional land. Etc. This was government sanctioned, cultural destruction and genocide. Oh yeah, great thing.
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For that matter, what is the national interest in growing our economy as fast as possible at all times? The Natives were eventually persuaded that there was no stopping the pell-mell rush of the Wasichu.
Profit is king in America. Don't bother me with discussion of appropriateness or hidden costs. I want wealth, dammit!