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Things that are so obvious and ingrained that no one even thinks about them.

Here’s a few:

All US americans can go to Mexico EASILY. You’re supposed to have a passport but you don’t even need one (for car/foot crossing). Versus, it’s really hard for Mexicans, who aren’t wealthy, to secure a VISA to enter the US. I’m sure there are corollaries in other geo-regions.

Another one is wealthy countries having access to vaccines far ahead of “poor” countries.

In US, we might pay lip service to equal child-hood education but most of the funding pulls from local taxes so some kids might receive ~$10000 in spending while another receives $2000. I’m not looking it up at the moment, but I’m SURE there are strong racial stratas.

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[-] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 31 points 10 months ago

I consider them both to be colonialist, genocidal freaks deserving only of a pit

[-] Occamsrazer@lemdro.id 1 points 10 months ago

Then I'm assuming you are intellectually honest and hold every civilization ever to that same depressing standard. Or do think that prior civilizations are somehow more noble or were superior in some way?

[-] GaveUp@hexbear.net 31 points 10 months ago

Most of the world never did settler colonialism you genocide apologist

[-] Occamsrazer@lemdro.id 1 points 10 months ago

Many civilizations came and went over the ages, displaced by integration into other civilizations or straight up genocide. Most of these we have little record of, other than a few shards of pottery or other artifacts. I'm not advocating for that approach, but you also can't look at history through some kind of idealistic lens, acting like people were any different back then.

[-] Tachanka@hexbear.net 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

yes I hold all cartoonishly evil slavers, colonialists, genocideurs, imperialists and capitalist exploiters to the same standard of deserving to be overthrown by the people they abuse

CW: Depiction of a slave getting whipped and a dog getting hanged on orders of George Washington

[-] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 14 points 10 months ago

You do realise some states do this more or less, right?

[-] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 11 points 10 months ago

I'm not assuming you're being intellectually honest by claiming every civilisation has practised genocidal colonialism, I have complete confidence that you pulled that factoid out of your arse.

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