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"They made" natives fight each other is a weird way of putting it. Warring tribes were more than happy to use the Europeans against their enemies. And many of those enmities long predated the arrival of Europeans.


Yes, many of the Central American tribes had been oppressed by the Aztecs for a long time, and were happy to have an advanced ally to fight against them.


There’s something to learn here about calling on a bigger bully to stamp out the local bully…


The Romano-British and the Anglo-Saxons a similar lesson!


Yes, that characterization is a bit more accurate.




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