http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/05/world/asi ... index.html
without colonialism, they never would have acted that way, a mob of 500 breaking down a christian couple's home and then burning them alive in a kiln. they probably would have had tea and laughed with each other instead. goddamn white man
The White Man's Burden
Re: The White Man's Burden
by John Galt » Fri Nov 07, 2014 9:45 am
Americans learn only from catastrophe and not from experience. -- Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: The White Man's Burden
by John Galt » Mon Nov 10, 2014 12:48 pm
Americans learn only from catastrophe and not from experience. -- Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: The White Man's Burden
by eynon81 » Mon Nov 10, 2014 1:05 pm
I read Guns, Germs, Steel too....interesting stuff, but I think he over-reached a bit.
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Re: The White Man's Burden
by The Comrade » Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:38 pm
that book is pretty much shit on by most historians and academics.
granted, i don't know if that's because it comes to several uncomfortable conclusions or if it's actually just bogus.
granted, i don't know if that's because it comes to several uncomfortable conclusions or if it's actually just bogus.
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Re: The White Man's Burden
by Libertarian602 » Mon Nov 10, 2014 3:05 pm
Bad agriculture practices are a reason some African countries are in the bad shape that they are.
Soil erosion is the biggest threats to the world's agriculture here and abroad..
Soil erosion is the biggest threats to the world's agriculture here and abroad..
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