well, there is the question of of those assumptions, things like "the barbarism of Africa" and the "benefits" of Christianity
given the continued wars in Europe, etc.
Plus the whole romantic notion of "the white man's burden" which covered a world of sins of colonial exploitation for fun and profit.
well, there is the question of of those assumptions, things like "the barbarism of Africa" and the "benefits" of Christianity
given the continued wars in Europe, etc.
Plus the whole romantic notion of "the white man's burden" which covered a world of sins of colonial exploitation for fun and profit.
thus we get into the logic of how stealing a man's freedom is justified because it is supposed to benefit him in some way.