India is not a vassal state of the west (hexbear.net)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by Lussy@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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I’ve read this opinion on here and other leftist places several times, and it’s gotten to the point where I’m absolutely confounded about whether people even understand geopolitics and know history. Truly weird take that would suggest hidden prejudices and having complete blinders on what is happening in the world.

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[-] CliffordBigRedDog@hexbear.net 25 points 5 days ago

someone here once said that the Sámi were not Indigenous because they "looked white"

jeez i wonder why they "look white"

[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 19 points 5 days ago

...Because the native-settler dynamic is the result of a material, economic base, irrespective of skin color?

Also, one person said that supporting Indigenous rights was the same as supporting primitivism.

[-] CTHlurker@hexbear.net 7 points 5 days ago

Famously, Tumblr also described Finland as a colonialist country, so maybe we shouldn't get all up in arms about the historical analysis done by the most propagandized people in the history of the world.

[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 14 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Sorry, I don't see what's wrong with calling Finland a colonialist country...? Suvi Keskinen of the University of Helsinki has spilled a lot of ink on this topic, I think. Am I just misunderstanding what's meant by this?

[-] Lemister@hexbear.net 6 points 5 days ago

From what I remember Finland has/had some paternalistic and colonialist attitudes towards Sami and Karelian populations - like enforcing their "proper" dialect over local languages. They also tried to colonize East Karelia during ww2 and put russian citizens into camps.