We keep on looking back at history almost as though we ourselves aren’t becoming a part of history that too will be reflected upon and yet we keep on making the same damn mistakes. Repeating the same mistakes expecting different results. Says something about our real “intelligence”, doesn’t it?
Hearted, but OOF.
Thanks for sharing! Will have to look into this book
This level of racism behind the creation of this map is only topped by its self-entitlement.
We keep on looking back at history almost as though we ourselves aren’t becoming a part of history that too will be reflected upon and yet we keep on making the same damn mistakes. Repeating the same mistakes expecting different results. Says something about our real “intelligence”, doesn’t it?
Berlin was a very comfortable place to be while drawing straight lines across a blank silhouette map of Africa.
Fascinating. I did my undergrad thesis on Joseph Conrad’s Africa tales, including The Heart of Darkness. Striking the Congo is so “unhealthy”
“The horror”
Fucked up history that needs to be seen today.