• ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    10
    arrow-down
    3
    ·
    4 hours ago

    “[Hancock] presents his theories as being superior to what the first inhabitants of the area say about their own history,” said Stewart Koyiyumptewa, tribal historic preservation officer for the Hopi Nation.

    The Hopi people have lived in or near the Grand Canyon for at least 2,000 years and claim a sacred site inside the canyon as their place of emergence. They also have strong ties to Chaco Canyon.

    Obviously Hancock is a crackpot but saying that he offends other people with equally falsified theories is not exactly strong criticism…

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      9
      arrow-down
      3
      ·
      3 hours ago

      How about this, then?

      IMO that’s basically white supremacy. The most generous possible thing you could say is that Hancock is too stupid to recognize racist bullshit when he sees it in terms of things like Quetzalcoatl being a white man (utter bullshit) but I don’t think he’s that stupid.