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The history of the place is quite interesting. It was the location where one of the numerous Bulgarian uprisings against the Ottoman empire was crushed. The peo
by monochr 12y ago
The history of the place is quite interesting. It was the location where one of the numerous Bulgarian uprisings against the Ottoman empire was crushed. The people leading it were quite similar to Che Guevara of the 1860's.
For educated Americans it is usually quite shocking to learn that this is one of the few places in the world that celebrate the fight against non-Western Imperialism by people who in America would be told to check their white privilege.
Some links for historical context, the place and people involved:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_Legion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_Legion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadji_Dimitar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadji_Dimitar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Karadzha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Karadzha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzludzha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzludzha
- EthanHeilman 12y agoTo further agree with your comment, privilege is not an scalar or even a multidimensional vector[1], but a vector field. That is, it is multidimensional and depends on your current position. One should always check their privilege as it is a serious form of cognitive bias. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersectionality http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersectionality
- pavlov 12y agoFor educated Americans it is usually quite shocking to learn that this is one of the few places in the world that celebrate the fight against non-Western Imperialism by people who in America would be told to check their white privilege. Can you elaborate? The above sentence is difficult to parse, and I don't quite understand what is shocking about a Bulgarian uprising 150 years ago.