Columbus and Other Cannibals
by Jack D. Forbes · first published 1992
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First published in 1978, Forbes’ history of terrorism, genocide, and ecocide told from a Native American point of view is updated with a new introduction by Forbes and a foreward by Derrick Jensen.
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…working on a solar punk book about this topic too, hehe. It can be hard to articulate but the word that does it best is "wetiko". No book has impacted me more in my worldview in the last three years than, "Columbus and Other Cannibals: The Wetiko Disease of Exploitation, Imperialism, and Terrorism" by Jack D. Forbes, a native professor who started the first Native American Studies Program. If you read only one single book this year,…
on “The fight over preserving public land takes a twist in Montana’s mountains” ↗…dehumanization called 'Men Against Fire', for me the eye lens tech is a metaphor for being in control of the narrative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WkiZaWvE4Q If you're not following me, check out the book 'Columbus and Other Cannibals' by Jack D. Forbes to understand where I'm coming from. Or anything by Howard Zinn or Noam Chomsky.
on “Swedish ISP Protests ‘Site Blocking’ by Blocking Rightsholders Website Too” ↗Errr, yes, it looks like plenty? You may want to read up on tribal cultures. I suggest the 1978 classic "Columbus and Other Cannibals" by historian Jack D. Forbes as a start, it's a short read.
on “Obscure islands I find interesting” ↗