tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post8143853445690912253..comments2024-03-28T17:55:31.180-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: Not to Be MissedCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-71323296690752753412017-03-24T19:06:11.070-04:002017-03-24T19:06:11.070-04:00there goes john friedman again being a conservativ...there goes john friedman again being a conservative !! j kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08669649380477390089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-42891238748589038192017-03-24T11:01:53.880-04:002017-03-24T11:01:53.880-04:00I'm not sure what the cultural or otherwise im...I'm not sure what the cultural or otherwise importance of Hudson's introduction of alcohol or disease to the aboriginal Americans has to do with anything viz. the Opera House. Pretty sure Hudson was unaware of microbial biology or non-Europeans' inability to metabolize alcohol. Seems like a stretch to impute motive where the basis for the harm was unknown at the time.John K. Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514407793203424954noreply@blogger.com