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Didn’t wanna reblog the whole chain again but this addition is important

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🏹 Lil Jack with his Batman training wheels bike and his red shirt from The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah — Martha's Vineyard.

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It's called the Noble Savage trope and it's ahistorical.

https://grokipedia.com/page/Noble_savage#conceptual-foundations

Definition and Core Idea

The noble savage denotes a Western archetype of indigenous or primitive peoples envisioned as inherently virtuous, living in a state of natural purity and moral simplicity prior to exposure to civilization's corrupting influences. This conception attributes to such peoples traits including generosity, honesty, physical robustness, and attunement to natural rhythms, positioning them as exemplars of humanity's original, uncorrupted condition.

At its core, the idea contrasts the supposed innate goodness of "natural man"—solitary, self-sufficient, and guided by instinct and rudimentary social bonds—with the artificial hierarchies, materialism, and ethical decay ascribed to advanced societies. Proponents implied that societal progress, encompassing laws, arts, sciences, and property ownership, distorts human nature, fostering selfishness, inequality, and conflict rather than enhancing well-being. This framework served as a philosophical critique, suggesting that reversion to primitive simplicity could restore lost virtues, though empirical accounts of non-European societies often revealed comparable or greater levels of intertribal violence, resource scarcity, and hierarchical dominance, undermining the ideal's factual basis.

https://grokipedia.com/page/Comanche#origins-of-the-name

Origins of the Name

The exonym "Comanche" derives from the Ute word komanche or komantsi, signifying "enemy," "stranger," or "anyone who wants to fight me all the time," reflecting the tribe's reputation for warfare among neighboring groups. This term entered European records through Spanish colonial documentation, with the earliest known reference appearing in 1706, when officials in Santa Fe reported that Utes and Comanches were preparing to attack Pueblo settlements.

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