we sure do have a divergence of opinions... I'll opt for the mania continuing , as a guess. But I'm not loading the boat long ...just the dingy
The white man seeks to conquer nature, to bend it to his will and to use it wastefully until it is all gone and then he simply moves on, leaving the waste behind him and looking for new places to take. Chiksika (Kispokotha Shawnee),March 19,1779