The whole "Acting repulsed by foreign foods while actively plundering said foreigners for spices" thing the British had going on with India always reminded me of an old Jane's Addiction song.
One must eat the other who runs free before him
Put them right into his mouth
While fantasizing the beauty of his movements
A sensation not unlike slapping yourself in the face
I've read some aggravating shit from racist-ass Indian ppl online saying "we're using tomatoes, chilis etc. better than they ever did" like...c'mon India endured this shit from the anglos you don't gotta pay it forward.
Human history is a deeply vexing thing to be in the middle of. It's frustrating how people who should damn well know better are just as eager to buy into this shit as other americans.
Multiple millenia of civilizations, and what do we have to show for it? A doomed, perpetual battle to keep humanity from gleefully following through on their worst impulses. Almost enough to make me think just scrubbing the entire human project thing might be a good idea because there just plain doesn't seem to be a way to fix this shit on a permanent basis
The whole "Acting repulsed by foreign foods while actively plundering said foreigners for spices" thing the British had going on with India always reminded me of an old Jane's Addiction song.
One must eat the other who runs free before him
Put them right into his mouth
While fantasizing the beauty of his movements
A sensation not unlike slapping yourself in the face
I've read some aggravating shit from racist-ass Indian ppl online saying "we're using tomatoes, chilis etc. better than they ever did" like...c'mon India endured this shit from the anglos you don't gotta pay it forward.
Human history is a deeply vexing thing to be in the middle of. It's frustrating how people who should damn well know better are just as eager to buy into this shit as other americans.
Multiple millenia of civilizations, and what do we have to show for it? A doomed, perpetual battle to keep humanity from gleefully following through on their worst impulses. Almost enough to make me think just scrubbing the entire human project thing might be a good idea because there just plain doesn't seem to be a way to fix this shit on a permanent basis