Re:Why history is always political
by AlotOfReading on Friday December 27, 2024 @03:59PM
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> When a society wins political power - it looks into the future. A few eggheads will write the history but nobody'll read it.
Afrofuturism didn't come from winning any kind of political power. It came from the opposite. Similarly, white American males aren't fascinated by Rome, the American Civil War, and WW2 because they collectively lack any representation or political power.
Afrofuturism didn't come from winning any kind of political power. It came from the opposite. Similarly, white American males aren't fascinated by Rome, the American Civil War, and WW2 because they collectively lack any representation or political power.