This week I was posting something about post World War 2 and how multiple imperialist powers gave up their overseas holdings, and I very nearly typed about how all of these countries just voluntarily did it. But I was posting about France and Algeria, so I knew that couldn't be true, so I looked up the process of decolonization and of course I had basically just about regurgitated some weak ass History Channel noble white folk nonsense about how the magnanimous West just let Asia and Africa roam free after WW2.

What stupid shit have you caught yourself doing or saying recently?

  • Invidiarum [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    Not only recently, I guess it'll be with me for quite some time, but I realized I suffer from a terminal respectability and nuance fetish.

    I always qualify too much or acknowledge that "both sides are not perfect" when it comes to imperialism.

    I just don't want to be seen as "radical", beacause thats not "pragmatic" and therefore not to be taken seriously...

    • gayhobbes [he/him]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      Pragmatic is just a code for not moving the needle. That's why they hope you'll be pragmatic.