Colonial violence came home in the First World War

Re:Colonial violence came home in the First World War by erpaa on Monday November 12, 2018 @08:08AM (#18432355)

"This is also why whiteness, first turned into a religion during the economic and social uncertainty that preceded the violence of 1914, is the world’s most dangerous cult today."

-- OMG P-)

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Re:Colonial violence came home in the First World War by dang on Monday November 12, 2018 @03:18PM (#18435344)

Please don't post unsubstantive comments, especially on flameprone topics.

In particular, it isn't good to cherry-pick the most provocative thing from an article and drop it in here as a drive-by. That usually guarantees a flamewar.

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Re:Colonial violence came home in the First World War by dbcooper on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @02:46AM (#18439376)

An article that makes such a bold, radical, and racially charged assertion hardly seems to be a good starting point for avoiding a flame-war, let alone starting a productive discussion.

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Re:Colonial violence came home in the First World War by bergoid on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @04:30AM (#18439745)

The author of the piece - Pankaj Mishra - has a track record of making racist anti-white statements under the guise of anti-racism.

Here he's calling Jordan Peterson a fascist: https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/03/19/jordan-peterson-and...

In the same article, writing about Peterson's friendship with Charles Joseph, a Kwakwaka'wakw sculptor, Pankaj Mishra shared the following insight with the world:

"Peterson may seem the latest in a long line of eggheads pretentiously but harmlessly romancing the noble savage."

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