#a little like. a rather belated Monkey's Paw of colonialism. or less Monkey's Paw more unintended yet inescapable retribution. | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

allgremlinart · 9 months ago

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re: lrb sorry I didn't rb that dutch addition on that post but it was like. TOO funny for me to take seriously. and it's something that SHOULD be taken seriously!! "globalization" is often another word for "destruction of localized language and culture/neo-colonialism" so like. very much on page w that post.

. .. but the dutch thing was TOO funny sdhshs

#LIKE. HELP. IDK WHAT TO TELL U. SHOULDNAE HAVE COLONIZED MANNAHATTA.#THE FOUNDING OF 'NEW AMSTERDAM' AND ITS CONSEQUENCES #like. I think with Western Europe the whole 'holy shit wait OUR language and culture can get wiped out too ? 😟 not just everyone else ??' is #a little like. a rather belated Monkey's Paw of colonialism. or less Monkey's Paw more unintended yet inescapable retribution.#does this make sense ? like I still agree w Europeans who want to resist Americanization its just. I have an iota less sympathy for them.#especially cus haha hey! now you're just like me! (3rd gen white immigrant) like losing your language ey ? to assimilate ? womp womp #comes for us all looks like

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