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But not stupid in a racial way.

redundantly 3y ago
Their bigoted mindset dismissed how the indigenous people did things because they saw themselves as better than them. It absolutely was racist. And stupid.
- 2devnull 3y ago
  History is more nuanced than people want it to be. If you think that white skinned people specifically are or were all racists in a unique way that sets them apart from other nations, creeds, tribes, then yes that is both stupid (demonstrably ahistorical) and itself racist. If you want to compare the relative intellectual achievements of different races, it sounds like you do, that to me is inherently racist. Grouping people of a different historical epoch based on the color of their skin and assigning some judgement to that group, beyond obvious historical fallacy, is literally racism. But I don’t see that sort of racism as being unique or even uncommon. It’s just the racist thinking that’s fashionable today. Don’t follow fashion, that’s the lesson history should teach us. Natives respect their ancestors you should too, but all of them not just the dark skinned.
  - redundantly 3y ago
    It isn't a stretch, by any means, to point out the racism of colonizers that viewed and treated the indigenous people of the Americas as savages. The fact that you're trying so hard to explain that away says a tonne about you. I recommend that you take a long, hard look at yourself and try figure out why you feel the need to justify bigotry.
    - aaomidi 3y ago
      This is correct. It wasn’t out of stupidity, it was out of malice and bigotry. It’s also a culture of domination that has stuck with us to this day.
    - 2devnull 3y ago
      Hubris. It’s not a fault exclusive to whites. We favor the latest greatest “trust the science” of the moment over traditional but non-scientific (in our estimation) public policies. Expand your mind. There’s much more to learn from history than white peoples were racist. Of course they were. Hubris still exists and it’s better for you if you aren’t blind to it.

Their bigoted mindset dismissed how the indigenous people did things because they saw themselves as better than them. It absolutely was racist. And stupid.

2devnull 3y ago
History is more nuanced than people want it to be. If you think that white skinned people specifically are or were all racists in a unique way that sets them apart from other nations, creeds, tribes, then yes that is both stupid (demonstrably ahistorical) and itself racist. If you want to compare the relative intellectual achievements of different races, it sounds like you do, that to me is inherently racist. Grouping people of a different historical epoch based on the color of their skin and assigning some judgement to that group, beyond obvious historical fallacy, is literally racism. But I don’t see that sort of racism as being unique or even uncommon. It’s just the racist thinking that’s fashionable today. Don’t follow fashion, that’s the lesson history should teach us. Natives respect their ancestors you should too, but all of them not just the dark skinned.
- redundantly 3y ago
  It isn't a stretch, by any means, to point out the racism of colonizers that viewed and treated the indigenous people of the Americas as savages. The fact that you're trying so hard to explain that away says a tonne about you. I recommend that you take a long, hard look at yourself and try figure out why you feel the need to justify bigotry.
  - aaomidi 3y ago
    This is correct. It wasn’t out of stupidity, it was out of malice and bigotry. It’s also a culture of domination that has stuck with us to this day.
  - 2devnull 3y ago
    Hubris. It’s not a fault exclusive to whites. We favor the latest greatest “trust the science” of the moment over traditional but non-scientific (in our estimation) public policies. Expand your mind. There’s much more to learn from history than white peoples were racist. Of course they were. Hubris still exists and it’s better for you if you aren’t blind to it.