#and another on why settler colonization was actually beneficial for North Africans

[fuck-em-up-your-grace]

Academia is so left-wing until you actually have to read research papers and then it’s just 20 different papers on why colonization was okay

#I swear to god I read a paper that said the Koreans should’ve thanked the Japanese #and another on why settler colonization was actually beneficial for North Africans #several others I should say #and it’s always like ‘these Africans were so eager to help their new rulers so many of them joined the military and showed theirpatriotism!’ #and then you figure out by painfully piecing things together that no. actually. it’s just that the colonizers controlled the economy & jobs. #none of those Africans really had any choice at all— the only way to make money & keep their families alive was through military service #serving for a country you hate to help them suppress other groups just like you. and then the world asks for your *gratefulness* #like no! colonization is fucking bad!!!! #to delete later #was gonna write a fic to vent my emotions but I have neither the time nor the skills required for what I want to do #might try anyways but unlikely #academic discussion: slavery is the last stage and end goal of capitalism and the very principles of American society perpetuate racism #academic research: :( black people have it so easy whites are soooo overhated :( :( :( #also featured here: me vs the character count limit on tags