Alt title: 3 Old White Men Discover Colonialsm Bad

  • Michael H. Jenkins
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    1 month ago

    I think the important bit is getting lost in the shuffle over particulars: This research and the conclusion it presents are not original to three Western men from a first-world university. They’ve been discussed and explored at length by the academies of the post-colonial states who are dealing with the aftereffects of their own colonial experiences. This is a Eurocentric/Western-centric move on the part of, frankly, a bunch of privileged and insulated people.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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          1 month ago

          Excuse me?

          How am I judging him?

          And do tell me what person of any real importance considers Turkey to be a Western country.

            • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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              1 month ago

              You’re the one telling me all about who he is and his background based on his name.

              That is not an explanation of how I am judging him or how I am a racist.

              And I did tell you that Turkey is not a Western country by asking you to tell me what person of any person of any real importance considers it so. Because it isn’t a Western country and no person of any real importance considers it so.

              You have already violated our civility rule by calling me a racist. I’m beginning to think you’re just a troll… unless, of course, you explain how I was racist and judging him.

                • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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                  1 month ago

                  “Maybe you didn’t mean it this way” is neither an explanation for how I judged him nor how I am a racist.

                  You have one more chance before you take a break for trolling a moderator. I was willing to overlook you calling me a racist at first, but you’ve decided to keep doubling down.