What to do about "undiscovered" natives?

**Fragony** · 06-17-2008, 16:03

Originally Posted by HoreTore

But on the other hand, how high is the chance that some militia/government/corporation decides they want their land and exterminate the lot of them?

Somewhere between very small and none at all.

**HoreTore** · 06-17-2008, 16:04

Originally Posted by Fragony

Somewhere between very small and none at all.

You do realize that it has happened quite a few times, yes...?

**Mikeus Caesar** · 06-17-2008, 16:35

Ultimately we should be thinking if we should even make contact with them on account of their isolation having isolated them from the major diseases of the world - they could be quite happy to make friends with us and enjoy the modern world, but by doing so they could quite easily all be wiped out by the common cold.

**Devastatin Dave** · 06-17-2008, 17:37

Lets send them some blankets.

**Whacker** · 06-17-2008, 17:41

I'm distinctly in favor of letting them "find" the rest of us, not the other way around. One thing that never ceases to annoy the crap out of me is when these christian missionaries make it a point to find these people and essentially destroy their culture and way of life, and at the same time bringing them some wonderful gifts in the way of diseases that end up killing quite a few of them. Leave em be.

**Odin** · 06-17-2008, 18:00

Originally Posted by Whacker

I'm distinctly in favor of letting them "find" the rest of us, not the other way around. One thing that never ceases to annoy the crap out of me is when these christian missionaries make it a point to find these people and essentially destroy their culture and way of life, and at the same time bringing them some wonderful gifts in the way of diseases that end up killing quite a few of them. Leave em be.

Boy you've become cynical havent you? You're ageing well Whacker

To answer the question, as long as they arent threatened lets leave them be shall we?

**HoreTore** · 06-17-2008, 18:06

Originally Posted by Odin

To answer the question, as long as they arent threatened lets leave them be shall we?

But according to the article, they are threatened, by poverty. Life expectancy of 35-40, high percentages of mothers dying under birth, high percentage of infant deaths, etc etc...

They are human beings, after all. If we can significantly improve their lives by simple things like matches, metal tools, basic medicine, etc, how can we not do that?