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Gosh, that's so misguided and tragic. The North American continent has so many beautiful landscapes and cool wildlife that doesn't exist in most of Europe โ€” and this was even more the case back in 1871. It obviously makes sense that they thought this way, given that the USA is borne of a colonial mindset, but damn, it's sad that this made them so ignorant to what is cool and unique about their home