#french exploration

In 1687, the crew of French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle murdered him while he was searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River. You might think that murder is a bad thing, and I’d be inclined to agree with you most of the time.  But YOU try dicking around in a late-17th century tub in the swamps, dealing with mosquitoes and alligators and all kind of snakes and bullshit, and listening to some dickhead officer tell you about how important the quest for knowledge is, and see how you would feel after a few months.  Now, I’m not saying that violence is always the answer, but sometimes, well, it’s a pretty good one.