What books changed your mind, /lit/? Fiction or non-fiction, has any work ever convinced you enough for you to flip positions, or at least become a lot more sympathetic to the "other side"?I am one of the chuddiest chuds that ever chudded, and this book was the work that finally got me to see the "evils" of colonialism. Parker gives you an image of what these various countries were like before Britain came in, with descriptions by Europeans. Then he talks about the policies and actions of British colonists in those countries, then he discusses what it was like in those lands and nations as a direct results of those policies. It was the first work to ever convince me that colonialism was, in fact, messed up, and that the people, for the most part, were fine, up until the Europeans came. The chapters on Ocean Island and British East Africa were especially devastating. There's no amount of "it was a different time" coping that could make me think any better of what the British did to the people in those locations. And they knew what they were doing.
>>25652389>I am one of the chuddiest chuds that ever chudded, and this book was the work that finally got me to see the "evils" of colonialismNo you aren't and no it didn't
>>25652389Elaborate on how good the people were before Colonialism and how bad the colonists were. Please remember this is not Reddit while elaborating.
>>25652389colonialism is evil, but because it hurts the native population of the colonial empires/countries and mostly just benefits the elites. the british empire was bad for the average british person and good for lord whatever's tea and drug business, the roman empire was a disaster for the average roman but very beneficial for the aristocracy and rich merchants
One of the issues I have with British colonialism is reconciling their vast empire with the chip butty apparently being a beloved culture-affirming staple.
>>25652561Why should care about people who are incapable of self rule? Serious question.
>>25652748Some of them are friendly and have good food.
