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This is a take I agreed with, then I read about it, and behold, it isn't really true. While among the aristocrats and/or oligarchs, it was certainly the majorit

by orwin 2y ago

This is a take I agreed with, then I read about it, and behold, it isn't really true. While among the aristocrats and/or oligarchs, it was certainly the majority opinion (engenism, racism and pro-colonialism to clarify), it wasn't among the population. A lot of people fought against colonialism, in the first place religious people. And a majority didn't care.

sofixa 2y ago
> And a majority didn't care. It's a bit hard to gauge the opinion of the masses, but jingoism was prevalent and a popular political stance to have, so I doubt the majority didn't care. In any case, I didn't say those views were universal - just that they were normal and acceptable to have.