Bill asked a good question: in my own words, he said "why was Europe able to take over the rest of the world and steal everyone's resources?" (a horrible over simplification (bifurcation even) of a very complex issue, I know, but I didn't know how else to ask it) Jared Diamond wrote a book a few years ago to try and answer that same question. I haven't read it (yet) so I am by no means in any position to speak of the validity of this guy's point of view. But I did find the documentary very interesting and think that it could begin to answer Bill's question. The title of the book is Guns, Germs, and Steel. I've embedded the first bit of the documentary:
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Great video!!! Thanks Bryson!
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