Comments on: Still a surefire way to get on the news http://cairnarvon.rotahall.org/2007/08/07/still-a-surefire-way-to-get-on-the-news/ Unscientific and ultimately destructive. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:34:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: mark http://cairnarvon.rotahall.org/2007/08/07/still-a-surefire-way-to-get-on-the-news/#comment-7561 mark Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:02:57 +0000 http://cairnarvon.rotahall.org/2007/08/07/still-a-surefire-way-to-get-on-the-news/#comment-7561 :) Ok, I figured you knew, I just got a little excited. I don't think I've talked to anyone other than you who has heard about this. If I ever get put in charge of schooling, or the world, or something, everybody is going to learn the history of the empires. All the crazy wars each has fought, the people killed. I don't think anyone would ever be patriotic or even believe what their government says if they were raised knowing this history. Another example is the American war in the Phillippines right after their war with Spain. My Filipino friend knows about it, or at least one of them does. But nobody else I've ever talked to about it. We basically killed 1/3 or 1/2 of the population. Took no prisoners. And this was after "liberating" them from Spain. Seriously, if every American knew about that, they might think twice about America. :) Ok, I figured you knew, I just got a little excited. I don’t think I’ve talked to anyone other than you who has heard about this. If I ever get put in charge of schooling, or the world, or something, everybody is going to learn the history of the empires. All the crazy wars each has fought, the people killed. I don’t think anyone would ever be patriotic or even believe what their government says if they were raised knowing this history.

Another example is the American war in the Phillippines right after their war with Spain. My Filipino friend knows about it, or at least one of them does. But nobody else I’ve ever talked to about it. We basically killed 1/3 or 1/2 of the population. Took no prisoners. And this was after “liberating” them from Spain. Seriously, if every American knew about that, they might think twice about America.

]]> By: Cairnarvon http://cairnarvon.rotahall.org/2007/08/07/still-a-surefire-way-to-get-on-the-news/#comment-7421 Cairnarvon Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:53:59 +0000 http://cairnarvon.rotahall.org/2007/08/07/still-a-surefire-way-to-get-on-the-news/#comment-7421 Trust me, I know about the Belgian/Congolese history. It wasn't a Belgian colony at the time, it was the private property of Leopold II. You'll remember it was the Belgian parliament that put an end to it in the end (in <i>1908</i>). This has nothing to do with Belgian colonialism, though; it's just one guy looking for attention. Trust me, I know about the Belgian/Congolese history. It wasn’t a Belgian colony at the time, it was the private property of Leopold II. You’ll remember it was the Belgian parliament that put an end to it in the end (in 1908).

This has nothing to do with Belgian colonialism, though; it’s just one guy looking for attention.

]]> By: mark http://cairnarvon.rotahall.org/2007/08/07/still-a-surefire-way-to-get-on-the-news/#comment-7420 mark Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:49:38 +0000 http://cairnarvon.rotahall.org/2007/08/07/still-a-surefire-way-to-get-on-the-news/#comment-7420 you know, something like 1/3 of the congolese people were killed when it was a belgium colony. it's not like they were being racist, they were being genocidal. oh, and the white guys collected black hands. from the living and the dead. this was the world's primary source of rubber for bike and car tires for a long time, hence the slaughter. all in all, incredibly fucked up. so i think the congolese people might still be a bit sensitive about that, and justifiably so. you know, something like 1/3 of the congolese people were killed when it was a belgium colony. it’s not like they were being racist, they were being genocidal. oh, and the white guys collected black hands. from the living and the dead.

this was the world’s primary source of rubber for bike and car tires for a long time, hence the slaughter. all in all, incredibly fucked up.

so i think the congolese people might still be a bit sensitive about that, and justifiably so.

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