Do not ask for whom the bell tolls

It tolls for thee (indigenous people of the CA)
In Carmel, and hearing the Mission bell ringing.
And I've been reading about what the Spanish did to the people here before them (before the Americans took over; and kept it going, on steroids) - and it was ugly. Religious persecution, Smallpox, better weaponry and a more belligerent attitude; plus a radically different "property" conceptualization. Ugly.
The Yurok and Miwok didn't stand a chance.
And neither did the redwoods, salmon, sea otters or other critters - until now, when we realize that we have nearly wiped them all out. At least we stop when there is 5% left. One good thing you can say about our culture, I guess.

Makes me thing of Mel Brooks' "History of the World, Part 1" - "it's good to be the King!" (of Spain...in this case.)