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> When a society wins political power - it looks into the future. A few eggheads will write the history but nobody'll read it. Afrofuturism didn't come from wi
by AlotOfReading 2y ago
> When a society wins political power - it looks into the future. A few eggheads will write the history but nobody'll read it.
Afrofuturism didn't come from winning any kind of political power. It came from the opposite. Similarly, white American males aren't fascinated by Rome, the American Civil War, and WW2 because they collectively lack any representation or political power.
- ajuc 2y agoBlack people in USA certainly gained political power over time and white people lost it. There is still white privilege, but the direction is obvious.