In the spirit of the article: He got it wrong, but not entirely. The real problem was the millions of buffalo, elk, and caribou pooping and farting all over North America and ruining the environment. The natives did NOTHING to alleviate this disaster. Fortunately, along came the white man who culled the great herds and saved the planet. LOL

" American Indian from becoming civilized"

define "civilized"

let's see
the American Indian waged wars, took slaves, took land

the Europeans of the time waged wars, took slaves, took land

both seemed equally "civilized"

He could yet be right if his observation was the 'political' climate where the goal appears to be set on genocide.

The Earth was here, BILLIONS of years before us...
It will be here BILLIONS of years AFTER US...

I envision a comic where God asks the Earth:
Aren't you concerned about the damage those humans are doing?

And the Earth Responds: No! I encourage them for the Entertainment...

And God Replies: That's why I Created them! I have 8 billion channels of reality TV where they are all the cause and solution to their own overstated problems. You would think it gets boring, but they are REALLY inventive at blaming others... Especially the ones they call Democrats!

Buffoonery!
And now we know .... the rest of the story ....

The referenced article seems poorly edited. "... accounts often climax with the story of Jefferson’s trip to Paris in the 1880s as American minister."

"All" Comments? I think I put in one or two that weren't put on the screen.