this is why i hate when people throw the “colonizer” insult around like a frisbee….
it takes away from the horrors of what they’ve done, and disrespects their victims.
it’s like if someone scuffs your shoe and you call them an SS guard at Auschwitz.
….
also, fuck Belgium in the neck with a knife.
in this example, being insensitive to racial slurs is terrible, but not as bad as invading and occupying a region, enslaving the native population, and cutting off body parts of their children if they don’t meet their work quota gathering chocolate beans for the day….
in this case explaining what they say they don’t understand is probably better than saying “ok colonizer”
It’s definitely reactionary but also understandable since most people that were beneficiaries of colonial exploitation supported the enterprise despite the human cost.
It’s an odd one to use today no doubt but we live in a world where those of European ancestary have held certain advantages due to the legacy of that system. It would be genuinely remiss in a truly post racial society but, since we’re not there, I see where it comes from.
that’s not what reactionary means… reactionary comes from the French revolution and referred to people who wanted to preserve or later restore the monarchy. Now it’s pretty much anyone anti-progress or anti-revolution… or anti-communist to the communists.
“make america great again” is an extremely reactionary slogan, for example.
when i first heard it i thought it was more like “over reactive” too.
i see where it comes from too but it’s, well it just bugs me. it’s a mostly online thing, though…
this is why i hate when people throw the “colonizer” insult around like a frisbee….
it takes away from the horrors of what they’ve done, and disrespects their victims.
it’s like if someone scuffs your shoe and you call them an SS guard at Auschwitz.
….
also, fuck Belgium in the neck with a knife.
Do you have an example of this?
just hit the search on Lemmy, type in “colonizer” and limit it to comments
here’s one: https://lemm.ee/comment/8151410
in this example, being insensitive to racial slurs is terrible, but not as bad as invading and occupying a region, enslaving the native population, and cutting off body parts of their children if they don’t meet their work quota gathering chocolate beans for the day….
in this case explaining what they say they don’t understand is probably better than saying “ok colonizer”
It’s definitely reactionary but also understandable since most people that were beneficiaries of colonial exploitation supported the enterprise despite the human cost.
It’s an odd one to use today no doubt but we live in a world where those of European ancestary have held certain advantages due to the legacy of that system. It would be genuinely remiss in a truly post racial society but, since we’re not there, I see where it comes from.
that’s not what reactionary means… reactionary comes from the French revolution and referred to people who wanted to preserve or later restore the monarchy. Now it’s pretty much anyone anti-progress or anti-revolution… or anti-communist to the communists.
“make america great again” is an extremely reactionary slogan, for example.
when i first heard it i thought it was more like “over reactive” too.
i see where it comes from too but it’s, well it just bugs me. it’s a mostly online thing, though…
Didn’t know it had a specific political tilt. Thanks for that.