chapotraphouse

Uh, no it isn't a lie. The effects of novel diseases brought into the U.S. has been studied and... I can't believe I'm writing this, proven. It literally changed native American immune systems, and actually made them worse. As in, they were well adapted to the diseases of their land and became worse as more people died. The reason for this is still unknown.

Like yeah, native Americans were also killed by settlers. But this dumbass narrative you're supporting suggesting settlers were "shocktroops" is actually fucking hilarious. Something like 90% of the native American population died from diseases. The rest, unfortunately, were outnumbered by racists.