either find a niche location (Chinese pandas in cyanide bamboo forests, for example) (which is unlikely because elephants wreck) or find a way to sabotage others so they do not perform at full capacity
either find a niche location (Chinese pandas in cyanide bamboo forests, for example) (which is unlikely because elephants wreck) or find a way to sabotage others so they do not perform at full capacity
since Avani already touched on it, lets get back to folklore using this
how often do you have it that folklore and such are used to push politico-social agendas? whether in your specific region or around the world. fascism?
and what are the chances of such being done in the near future (before 2050) ?
doesnt that carry a conotation of saying that before the Europeans did their thing, we were all living in dreamland? it certainly happens where im from
We were not in dreamland. But the Ethnic conflicts you brought up were not so steep.
“Divide et impera was the old Roman maxim, and it should be ours.”
- Lord Elphinstone, the Governor of Bombay, written in an 1859 minute to London.
There have been foreign powers coming and establishing themselves here but they in ancient times they used to assimilate with locals. They might bring their culture and beliefs but it would just add extra spice in the mix. They settled here and became a part of the soil. When Islamic attacks started, it was first major foreign power that tried to convert locals in mass and replace the local culture with it's own. Still they ultimately settled here so they would not gain anything major by fanning conflicts in the society.
Things changed with British because they didn't come to India to settle down. They followed an extractive colonial model. India was maintained as a subordinate market and source of wealth. British East India Company and later the British Crown siphoned off immense financial resources, taxes, and raw materials to fund industrialization and military campaigns in Britain. According to historical economic data cited by scholars, India accounted for roughly 23% to 25% of the global economy in the early 1700s, a share that dropped to around 3% to 4% by the time of independence in 1947.
Basically industrialization of Britain and some part of the colonies where they actually settled was funded by systematic de-industrialization of India.
To obtain their goal British needed to have firm control over the country and avoid uprising. But they were always vastly outnumbered by the Indian population. After the revolt of 1857 they followed strategy historically known as "Divide and Rule" (Divide et Impera) to prevent a united anti-colonial movement. . By exploiting existing religious, regional, ethnic, and political fault lines and making them wider, the British prevented a unified uprising against their colonial rule.
Rohingya conflict is another British Empire legacy in the sub continent. Similar to the partition of India and Pakistan, the border delineations in the Middle East, and the division of Cyprus, the British administration's actions in Myanmar sowed structural discord that exploded post-independence.
since Avani already touched on it, lets get back to folklore using this
how often do you have it that folklore and such are used to push politico-social agendas? whether in your specific region or around the world. fascism?
and what are the chances of such being done in the near future (before 2050) ?
Folklores have been used to push politico-social agendas for centuries. They are used to commemorate legendary people of the tribe, to remember dead ancestors, to support national and religious identities, enforce social norms and legitimize or glorification of political power.
Stories of dependents of sun god, moon god, dragon, phoenix, magical and mystical powers of religious personalities to give them an aura...list goes on.
Have you heard of original Jack and beanstalk- The main lead of this folk tale goes to a foreign land, steals the property of an alien being and causes his death when that being chases after the thief ML. That alien is dehumanized while the murderer thief Jack is the hero, who makes his mother happy when he returns with his loot.
That story was from England and clearly endorses extractive colonialism. Recently I heard another version where they expanded the story to justify Jack being a thief and stealing from the alien monster. Suddenly he did it because his father was killed by that monster- mind that it was not part of the original story I read. But I suppose someone out there noticed that it won't sit well in current times if they didn't add a sob story and justification to Jack.
since Avani already touched on it, lets get back to folklore using this
how often do you have it that folklore and such are used to push politico-social agendas? whether in your specific region or around the world. fascism?
and what are the chances of such being done in the near future (before 2050) ?
