I think a second factor must be acknowledged as well; the theft of land by whites from the Indigenous Peoples. Theft and chattel slavery are the foundations that built the wealth of this country. Racism/sexism are its fundamental core beliefs.
Ally, I recently read a short piece that wondered what humans would do if we discovered/visited a world that had an intelligent species, but that were less “advanced” (as defined by our hubris) than we…..didn’t even take a nanosecond to know the answer, tho’ you’d think we would be more “aware” than that now. Probably not, sadly. [At least in the movie Avatar they fought back and prevailed!]
I think a second factor must be acknowledged as well; the theft of land by whites from the Indigenous Peoples. Theft and chattel slavery are the foundations that built the wealth of this country. Racism/sexism are its fundamental core beliefs.
Ally, I recently read a short piece that wondered what humans would do if we discovered/visited a world that had an intelligent species, but that were less “advanced” (as defined by our hubris) than we…..didn’t even take a nanosecond to know the answer, tho’ you’d think we would be more “aware” than that now. Probably not, sadly. [At least in the movie Avatar they fought back and prevailed!]