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LuvLoogie

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4. If Columbus never made it and colonization of this hemisphere was delayed...

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 04:09 PM

10 hrs ago

If a different country's expedition first arrived based on different motives. Maybe Scandinavians revisit before Spain. Or maybe Asians.

If it were the Japanese, would they have been any less brutal than the Spanish or the English? Would the exploitation of Africa and the Arab lands happened sooner?

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What America Might Look Like With Zero Immigration [View all] dalton99a 12 hrs ago OP

Conservatives will be busy BOSSHOG 12 hrs ago #1

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If Columbus never made it and colonization of this hemisphere was delayed... LuvLoogie 10 hrs ago #4

On the bright side, being stupid and white is back in fashion. dem4decades 10 hrs ago #6

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Zero immigrants WmChris 9 hrs ago #8

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