• asante [comrade/them]
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    1 month ago

    So, it's possible to consider the genocide of the Tamil as a war of decolonization.

    justified means for a war of decolonization:

    • self-defense against oppressors
    • attacks against former and current oppressors
    • attacks against collaborators

    unjustified means for a war of decolonization:

    • literal genocide
    • bumpusoot [any]
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      1 month ago

      It turns out mass murder solely on the basis of race, is a bad idea shrug-outta-hecks

    • spectre [he/him]
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      1 month ago

      Colonization is done by institutions and systems, not people

      • asante [comrade/them]
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        1 month ago

        also to clarify, i understand that the Tamil genocide had origins in ideas of liberation from their oppressors. (similar situation with the Hutus before the Tutsi genocide too)

      • asante [comrade/them]
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        1 month ago

        oh i'm referring to ppl that actively benefit from colonization. eg. settlers, colonial governors, other privileged members of a colonial system

        • spectre [he/him]
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          1 month ago

          I'm agreeing with you, you are attacking a person's position as an oppressor within the system which maybe up for some discussion (idk) but it's not a genocide.

          • asante [comrade/them]
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            1 month ago

            oh yeah that was the point i was trying to make as a means of decolonisation