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Am I really reading a comment advocating for culture genocide because of an assumption that our version of "society" must be forcibly imposed on other people?
by colemickens 9y ago
Am I really reading a comment advocating for culture genocide because of an assumption that our version of "society" must be forcibly imposed on other people?
And this is being discussed in good faith? Am I in real life right now?
- crispinb 9y agoColonialist attitudes are still the baseline. They may often be barely-acknowledged, perhaps even unconscious, but ubiquitous.
- dwaltrip 9y agoThey didn't advocate genocide...
- Johnny555 9y agoHe said "cultural genocide": Cultural genocide is the systematic destruction of traditions, values, language, and other elements which make a one group of people distinct from other groups.
- dwaltrip 9y agoThanks for the clarification. Interesting stuff (just skimmed the Wikipedia page). Seems pretty thorny to me. In this case, with uncontacted peoples, I can't imagine having them persist for hundreds of years (or more) without us trying to communicate some medical knowledge, at the very least. However, there is likely no easy way to do so.
- noam87 9y agoYes, this thread is a fucking embarrassment.