A brief essay on the beaver wars.

There are numerous interpretations of the beaver wars, the majority of these are varying degrees of inadequate. Thus I thought it necessary to present a reexamination. I don’t necessarily disagree with all of the serious good-faith work that has been done on the subject, rather I think it presents an incomplete picture. Some of this leans into social justice rants, I apologize as I usually try to avoid politics, but In researching the subject I was frustrated with how many people I’ve seen uncritically spouting rancid garbage. As much as I dislike it, condescension is the appropriate response to bigotry. The first part of the video presents some of the difficulties, as well as strawman arguments of the better narratives and presents a model for how I think the period should be considered. The second part presents a theory of balance. The third parts present those aspects which were changed by contact. The fourth part is my conclusion. The fifth is some afterthoughts. It should further be noted that for the most part within this video I attempt to speak in an amoral mode about many nasty subjects. I think moral/immoral language is inherently reductionist, and thus serves as a barrier to understanding. However I ask that you do not mistake this amorality for endorsement. This project took months of reading and weeks of editing and I am not altogether happy with the result. I will not be attempting something of this scale any time soon. Link to patreon if you are so inclined.