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Factory Settings

Anima Mundi • 164 implied HN points • 21 Jan 26
🎭️ Culture Decolonization
  1. Our attention is being systemically captured by surface-level distractions and entertainment. This extraction of time and focus prevents people from noticing and addressing deeper systemic harms.
  2. Key institutions like healthcare, governance, and the economy are often structured around incentives that serve profit, process, or power rather than genuine human flourishing, and colonial extraction still shapes who controls land and resources.
  3. Decolonization means reclaiming internal sovereignty by questioning inherited beliefs and deliberately choosing the values and systems you live by, not trying to return to an imagined pure origin.

Zachary Patterson: University ‘decolonization’ is a threat to academic freedom

Heterodox STEM • 384 implied HN points • 23 Nov 25
🚌 Education Decolonization
  1. Universities are adopting decolonization plans that aim to decentre Eurocentric knowledge and cultivate a stated “critical consciousness” across programs, drawing on critical theory and post‑colonial ideas.
  2. Academic freedom and political neutrality are important for universities to act as truth‑seeking institutions, and when a university takes political positions it can make faculty feel less free to teach, research, or comment on opposing views.
  3. Decolonization efforts are presented as rooted in thinkers like Paulo Freire and Frantz Fanon and are portrayed as a neo‑Marxist or radical political approach that could impose an agenda on curriculum, risk public trust, and jeopardize funding.

Deconstructing the Hegemony; Reconstructing the Pluriverse — I

Pluriversal Planet • 314 implied HN points • 03 Jan 24
🎭️ Culture Decolonization
  1. The hegemonic narrative is collapsing, challenging individuals to redefine their beliefs and stand for a different world where many worlds can coexist.
  2. Human consciousness is undergoing a significant shift, urging people to confront the oppressive systems of the past and choose a path towards creativity, selflessness, and consciousness.
  3. The concept of Pluriverse emphasizes the coexistence of diverse worldviews and interconnectedness, offering a new perspective on how to rebuild civilization along more inclusive and interconnected lines.

With Indigeneity, Universities Aren’t Following the Science

Heterodox STEM • 334 implied HN points • 12 Jan 25
🚌 Education Decolonization
  1. Universities should promote free inquiry and have open discussions about all ideas, including Indigenous ways of knowing. Avoiding these conversations can lead to a lack of understanding and legitimate critique.
  2. If an idea cannot be tested or questioned, it cannot be considered scientific. This means that theories presented without detailed evidence fall outside of scientific discourse.
  3. The push for indigenization and decolonization in universities may replace established scientific methods with other belief systems. This could undermine the core mission of universities to pursue truth and knowledge.

US gov't body plots to break up Russia in name of 'decolonization'

Geopolitical Economy Report • 358 implied HN points • 25 Jun 22
🌍 World Politics Decolonization
  1. The US government's Helsinki Commission held a Congressional briefing to discuss breaking up Russia in the name of decolonization.
  2. Participants at the briefing proposed supporting separatist movements within Russia and advocated for the independence of regions like Chechnya, Tatarstan, Dagestan, and Circassia.
  3. The briefing reflects a trend of using left-wing rhetoric to advance imperial interests by the US government, similar to other instances where progressive themes have been co-opted for political motives.
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Bandung a Sea of Fire: un-aligning the periphery

The Outpost • 98 implied HN points • 06 May 23
💾 History Decolonization
  1. Bandung, Indonesia has a rich history as a colonial resort city favored by the Dutch.
  2. Bandung's significance continued post-independence, with leaders like Sukarno shaping its political and architectural identity.
  3. The Bandung Conference and Non-Aligned Movement were pivotal in uniting newly independent nations and shaping global geopolitics.

Nicaragua at UN: Pandemic exposes 'irrational, oppressive capitalist system,' US/EU sanctions are 'savage' crime against humanity

Geopolitical Economy Report • 119 implied HN points • 28 Sep 21
🌍 World Politics Decolonization
  1. Nicaragua's government at the UN condemned the global capitalist system and called for a new international economic model based on equality and justice.
  2. They highlighted the unjust hoarding of Covid-19 vaccines by wealthy countries and criticized the continuous modernization of weapons during the pandemic.
  3. Nicaragua strongly opposed US and EU sanctions, labeling them a crime against humanity, and advocated for reparations from developed countries to combat climate change.

Was the British empire evil?

CIEO • 4 HN points • 20 Jun 23
🌍 World Politics Decolonization
  1. The dominant view of the British empire as evil is being challenged by a new book that examines historical facts and moral judgments.
  2. Nigel Biggar's book explores accusations against the empire like greed, slavery, racism, violence, and exploitation in a measured and informed way.
  3. The rise and fall of the British empire over 300 years was diverse and nuanced, with the book dispelling the myth of a brutal genocidal dictatorship and questioning the political and academic traction of a distorted interpretation of history.

Violence. Part 2

Black Lodges • 0 implied HN points • 26 Jan 24
🌍 World Politics Decolonization
  1. The colonial history of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde unfolds against European imperial ambitions and the impact of colonialism on the inhabitants.
  2. Amílcar Cabral played a central role in the liberation of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde from colonial rule in the 1970s.
  3. Cabral emphasized the importance of tangible material improvements for the people in the fight against colonialism and for independence.