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Subject:	Re: GREATEST VIRGINIAN OF THE "OLD WORLD"
From:	John Frederick Fausz <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:12:00 EST
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Yes, that's the same guy.  Mangopeesomon was his war name, adopted just
before the 1622 massacre.  It's all a matter of perspective.  Terrorism is a
tactic, but point of view determines the negative "terrorist" from the
positive
"freedom fighter."   The colonists taught the Indians some new wrinkles on
how to commit atrocities against women and children, and after the English
killed so many Powhatan warriors and showed them how devastating muskets
and cannon could be, he had little choice but to attack unarmed and/or
unsuspecting settlements.  The "Great Person" theory is politically /
culturally
neutral, basing "greatness" simply on THOSE WHO INFLUENCED HISTOR-
ICAL EVENTS.  Hitler, Stalin, Napoleon, and a host of other less-than-
savory characters are considered "great men"--albeit not good men.

Fred Fausz

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