The work of the colonist is to make even dreams of liberty impossible for the colonized. The work of the colonized is to imagine every possible method for annihilating the colonist. On the logical plane, the Manichaeanism of the colonist produces a Manichaeanism of the colonized. The theory of the “absolute evil of the colonist” is in response to the theory of the “absolute evil of the native.” The arrival of the colonist signified syncretically the death of indigenous society, cultural lethargy, and petrifaction of the individual. For the colonized, life can only materialize from the rotting cadaver of the colonist. Such then is the term-for-term correspondence between the two arguments.
This bit goes hard.
I had to look around a bit to figure out what "Manichaeanism" means exactly. Its a religious idea that the world is not ruled by a god of goodness but that it is a battleground between good and evil. So the next line spells out what he means in this context.
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SlayGuevara - 1.3yr
Straight banger really
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小莱卡 - 1.3yr
"colonialism only loses it's hold when the knife it's at it's throat".
Epic quote, i can understand why western leftists do not enjoy this book.
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Makan - 1.3yr
What, many leftists love this book. Not sure who wouldn't...
Probably some PatSoc.
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deathtoreddit - 1.3yr
we have two western chauvinist currents:
the rightist deviation that condemns the national liberation, to further their blatant chauvinism and collaborator state, if not social imperialism
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This bit goes hard.
I had to look around a bit to figure out what "Manichaeanism" means exactly. Its a religious idea that the world is not ruled by a god of goodness but that it is a battleground between good and evil. So the next line spells out what he means in this context.
Straight banger really
"colonialism only loses it's hold when the knife it's at it's throat".
Epic quote, i can understand why western leftists do not enjoy this book.
What, many leftists love this book. Not sure who wouldn't...
Probably some PatSoc.
we have two western chauvinist currents:
the rightist deviation that condemns the national liberation, to further their blatant chauvinism and collaborator state, if not social imperialism
the 'left' deviation that supports initially but later condemns the national liberation, because of some rough turning point that stains the purity of the revolution
eww, red sails
What disgusts you about him?
nothing
What disgusts you about Roderic Day's blog... Why eww, was it supposed to be an awww?
Nothing disgusts me about it.
No, it was supposed to be "eww"