By Perfect Blue Go To PostThat's a good point. It doesn't help at all that the Eurocentrism of academia, academic writing, and even popular history, frame the history of Africa entirely around European conquest and colonization and its always written by Europeans or Americans.I'm guilty of falling into this as well. It is only as I got older that I can see it for what it is.
By Perfect Blue Go To PostHonestly found the most accessible way to engage with the continent is through its literature. Older writers like Chinua Achebe, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, and then more modern ones like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. I've gotten more insight into Africa from their works than any Eurocentric African history course at school.Thanks I will look into them. It's great these days there is a bit more focus on black peoples stolen history.
By Perfect Blue Go To PostHad a professor from Ethiopia who was awesome, though. Ethiopia wasn't colonized by Europe and the old Ethiopian empires were wild.Yep Ethiopia was wild.
By DY_nasty Go To Posti read this as "when the gamers came to denmark" and god my sides
that's history lessons in 2050 here I imagine, and it wont be nice reading.
By Wahabipapangus Go To Postthat's history lessons in 2050 here I imagine, and it wont be nice reading."I still remember those nights, a pitchblack void of calm during those few peacefull moments. Always waiting for the dreaded pulsing lights of Red, Green & Blue."
Actually just been watching Age of Samurai Battle for Japan on Netflix as background noise and it is pretty good. I would suggest it for anybody who wants to learn about the Sengoku period in super broad strokes. They oddly acknowledge the Japanese go to tactic of attacking in the dead of night but try to pawn it off as Oda Nobunaga introducing it to Japan. That is a bit of bullshit but I suppose Japan would had been up in arms if they fully painted bushido as brutes and opportunist instead of proud warriors. However, if you read between the lines it is there.
weird hobby of mine. looking up fringe/terrorist groups of the past. pls no bully.
not even anime. Fusako Shigenobu.
japanese red army. they were wild as hell back in the 70s
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Red_Army
and who would've guessed at japan/lebanon fukkery being a recurring theme
not even anime. Fusako Shigenobu.
japanese red army. they were wild as hell back in the 70s
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Red_Army
and who would've guessed at japan/lebanon fukkery being a recurring theme
Just to add more about Japanese communist, they are deeply entrenched in Japanese and its modern history...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Communist_Party
The JCP has been around since 1922, they were getting hemmed by the Tokubetsu Kōtō Keisatsu aka the thought police during Taisho Japan.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Communist_Party
The JCP has been around since 1922, they were getting hemmed by the Tokubetsu Kōtō Keisatsu aka the thought police during Taisho Japan.
As a Philippines lover, the only terrorist group I would join is MILF.
ok I wont, but I really like the name.
ok I wont, but I really like the name.
Always had an interest in the Communist Party of Indonesia or PKI. Largest non-ruling communist party in the world before they got yeeted out of existence.
By Perfect Blue Go To PostAlways had an interest in the Communist Party of Indonesia or PKI. Largest non-ruling communist party in the world before they got yeeted out of existence.Same. I'm gonna go ahead and give Jakarta Method a read after I get done with Nixonland
By Perfect Blue Go To PostAlways had an interest in the Communist Party of Indonesia or PKI. Largest non-ruling communist party in the world before they got yeeted out of existence.Have you seen The Act of Killing?
By /bacon Go To PostHave you seen The Act of Killing?Yeah, I have. Pretty wild film.
IIRC in the drafting of the UN Human Rights Declaration a few countries like the Soviet Union lobbied to have political affiliation taken out of the definition of genocide. It's interesting to ponder how events like the killings in Indonesia would have been handled internationally if it was considered genocide. Same with events like the Tiananmen Square massacre.
By Perfect Blue Go To PostYeah, I have. Pretty wild film.IIRC it can still legally be considered genocide as religious groups where targeted specifically: atheists and Islamic communists. What's more interesting is the role of the CIA in all this.
IIRC in the drafting of the UN Human Rights Declaration a few countries like the Soviet Union lobbied to have political affiliation taken out of the definition of genocide. It's interesting to ponder how events like the killings in Indonesia would have been handled internationally if it was considered genocide. Same with events like the Tiananmen Square massacre.
(and the UK and Australia to a lesser extent)
By blackace Go To PostThe Japanese Red Army were actually bout bout itDamn.
Here I thought the German Red Army was actually nuts.
Quite an impressive list.
By Pennywise Go To PostDamn.German Red Army had huge balls tho 😂
Here I thought the German Red Army was actually nuts.
Quite an impressive list.
By DY_nasty Go To Post
reasons why Hotel Rwanda was the realest
By DY_nasty Go To PostVeto power for the 5 members of the security council is a fucking bitch. Really neuters the UN.
By DY_nasty Go To PostAhh... Dutchbat.
By DY_nasty Go To Post
They don't just watch. They actively targeted Turk Cypriots in Cyprus during the 60s. My grandmother had her jewellery stolen at gunpoint, windows smashed, mattresses slashed, electronics destroyed etc under the guise that they were looking for weapons. They'd routinely target TC properties in middle of the night but would never touch GC properties. Fucking scum organisation
I think you've mentioned the Cyprus ordeal before. Gonna read some more about it this weekend.
I honestly know very little for someone who was really, really close to moving to Cyprus a few years back.
I honestly know very little for someone who was really, really close to moving to Cyprus a few years back.
By DY_nasty Go To PostI think you've mentioned the Cyprus ordeal before. Gonna read some more about it this weekend.There's going to be a lot of white-washing and downplaying in many things you'll read. The most egregious points will be treating the situation as if it began in 1974 with turkey invoking its rights a guarantor state, and attempts to downplay ethnic cleansing and enosis as "inter-communal" fighting.
I honestly know very little for someone who was really, really close to moving to Cyprus a few years back.
Also we're the baddies despite being the victims 🤔
By Patriotism Go To PostThere's going to be a lot of white-washing and downplaying in many things you'll read. The most egregious points will be treating the situation as if it began in 1974 with turkey invoking its rights a guarantor state, and attempts to downplay ethnic cleansing and enosis as "inter-communal" fighting.It's fucked up how much ethnic cleansing southeast of Europe has seen post-WWII
Also we're the baddies despite being the victims 🤔
By reilo Go To PostIt's fucked up how much ethnic cleansing southeast of Europe has seen post-WWII
Oh yeh definitely. I'm going to go down the rabbit hole tonight if I can't sleep.
We only moved to Canada because of the war over there in Bosnia and Serbia during the 90's. Grandma told me stories about ducking artillery shells and snipers in Belgrade as a wee child and almost getting killed in a convoy. Don't remember any of this shit personally because I was 1-3 but yeah.
By Perfect Blue Go To PostWe only moved to Canada because of the war over there in Bosnia and Serbia during the 90's. Grandma told me stories about ducking artillery shells and snipers in Belgrade as a wee child and almost getting killed in a convoy. Don't remember any of this shit personally because I was 1-3 but yeah.Man Canada really did well during that period. Only know Persians and Russians because of Canada's immigration policy even though it is difficult as fuck these days to immigrate.
haven't forgot. got distracted: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-forgotten-murders-of-the-osage-people-for-the-oil-beneath-their-land
this shit wild
this shit wild
History is wild. The Canadian government stole land and businesses from Asian Canadians in British Columbia and gave it to White Canadians for pennies on the dollar during World War 2; this lasted from 1941 to 1949 where my country put them is camps. We also denied a British Indian immigrant ship from landing even though Canada was technically still a British territory. Canada also did a pile of shit to our First Nations people. Fuck Disso do we still even call our indigenous peoples First Nations still?
Kinda funny how people only remember America's Japanese camps. Pretty much every "white" country was horrible to Japanese and almost any other Asians during and after WW2.
My favorite is Australia's white policy.
My favorite is Australia's white policy.
I keep looking back and thinking to that day and how divergent it was in terms of world history.
I wonder how history books will look back at 9/11.
September will be the 20 year anniversary.
I wonder how history books will look back at 9/11.
September will be the 20 year anniversary.
I'm less curious how we will look back on the day of 9/11, and more on the response to it since. The war in Afghanistan, Iraq, TSA/national security initiatives, geopolitics, etc all had a huge shift because of it.
By blackace Go To PostKinda funny how people only remember America's Japanese camps. Pretty much every "white" country was horrible to Japanese and almost any other Asians during and after WW2.
My favorite is Australia's white policy.
Most people don’t know the Japanese killed almost up to 20 million people or more during WW2.
I wasn’t taught that in school as a kid and therefore grew up thinking Japanese history was about cool samurais, a bad decision during WW2 that got an overreaction by the US who dropped a nuke, and then anime and videogames. Considering the role Japan had in WW2, I actually find it pretty amazing how they came away scott free in terms of lasting impression. Basically it’s Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima for most people.
By cRrusheR Go To PostMost people don’t know the Japanese killed almost up to 20 million people or more during WW2.I have always said Japan has the best PR ever. But it would be a huge oversight not to state that Japan wasn't baited into Pearl Harbor. Japan thought they were respected in the anglo-saxon world when they weren't, they made the same mistake with China earlier.
I wasn’t taught that in school as a kid and therefore grew up thinking Japanese history was about cool samurais, a bad decision during WW2 that got an overreaction by the US who dropped a nuke, and then anime and videogames. Considering the role Japan had in WW2, I actually find it pretty amazing how they came away scott free in terms of lasting impression. Basically it’s Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima for most people.
But yeah, Japan got a pass that few have gotten in history.
Japan’s PR drive post-WW2 was largely fueled by the Americans and MacArthur not wanting to arrest Hirohito in fear of Japan not accepting the American occupation, amongst many other reasons. Can’t really de-link American contribution to the PR effort.
By Perfect Blue Go To PostJapan’s PR drive post-WW2 was largely fueled by the Americans and MacArthur not wanting to arrest Hirohito in fear of Japan not accepting the American occupation, amongst many other reasons. Can’t really de-link American contribution to the PR effort.I think that's giving the US a little too much credit.
Keeping the emperor is one thing, but Japan's war criminal gang definitely spun shit around quick to make sure they wouldn't end up like other colony/allies.
By DY_nasty Go To PostI think that's giving the US a little too much credit.Sure, yeah. Those goons definitely took advantage of the situation but you can’t really talk about Japan post-WWII outside of a Cold War context and being one of the US’s closest allies.
Keeping the emperor is one thing, but Japan's war criminal gang definitely spun shit around quick to make sure they wouldn't end up like other colony/allies.
By Perfect Blue Go To PostJapan’s PR drive post-WW2 was largely fueled by the Americans and MacArthur not wanting to arrest Hirohito in fear of Japan not accepting the American occupation, amongst many other reasons. Can’t really de-link American contribution to the PR effort.Japan played America...
The red scare was free real estate.
By blackace Go To PostJapan played America…Yeah, for real lol. Conditions were ripe af to just run rampant and do as they please.
The red scare was free real estate.
Aren’t Russia and Japan still in mad contention over borders going back to WWII? Can’t remember if that was settled recently.
By Perfect Blue Go To PostYeah, for real lol. Conditions were ripe af to just run rampant and do as they please.Technically they are still at war.
Aren’t Russia and Japan still in mad contention over borders going back to WWII? Can’t remember if that was settled recently.
Didn't America immediately shift its focus to Korea because they were afraid of the commies taking over the peninsula? Kinda left Japan on a literal island to move on.
By reilo Go To PostDidn't America immediately shift its focus to Korea because they were afraid of the commies taking over the peninsula? Kinda left Japan on a literal island to move on.They actually rearmed Japan for that war and even employed some of the war criminals they pardoned because they cut deals.