The point i was trying to make is, I think, even more distressing: the public neither knows or cares enough to be described as "pro-colonialism". The "average" American lives in a parallel world completely divested from any understanding of history or how the world functions. Instead they exist in a kaliadoscopic fugue state sewn togethe…
The point i was trying to make is, I think, even more distressing: the public neither knows or cares enough to be described as "pro-colonialism". The "average" American lives in a parallel world completely divested from any understanding of history or how the world functions. Instead they exist in a kaliadoscopic fugue state sewn together with sitcom quips, sports statistics, and pop culture ephemera. It just feels overly simplistic to characterize them as "pro-colonialism" when the very concept simply isn't on their radar.
I don't think it's overly simplistic to characterize them as pro-colonialism in the face of their apathy, ignorance, & delusions regarding colonialism.
The point i was trying to make is, I think, even more distressing: the public neither knows or cares enough to be described as "pro-colonialism". The "average" American lives in a parallel world completely divested from any understanding of history or how the world functions. Instead they exist in a kaliadoscopic fugue state sewn together with sitcom quips, sports statistics, and pop culture ephemera. It just feels overly simplistic to characterize them as "pro-colonialism" when the very concept simply isn't on their radar.
I don't think it's overly simplistic to characterize them as pro-colonialism in the face of their apathy, ignorance, & delusions regarding colonialism.
I wouldnt argue that the distinction matters all that much when it comes to outcomes, just that it exists.