a lot of people assume that not having antisemitic intent means there’s no antisemitism perpetuated and i just want you to honestly ask yourself if it’s bad for a white person to say the N word even if they genuinely believe it wasn’t said with racist intent, because if the answer if yes then YES it’s antisemitic to say that jews influence or control the world’s governments and the media no matter your intention, because it’s quite literally the same logic.
The doctrine of discovery is one of the core concepts used to justify colonialism, especially of the settler variety. This is what the Canadian Museum of Human Rights says about it:
The Doctrine of Discovery is a legal and religious concept that has been used for centuries to justify Christian colonial conquest. It advanced the idea that European peoples, culture and religion were superior to all others.
The doctrine of discovery comes from a series of declarations from the pope in the 1400s that suggested christianity and christian cultures were superior to all other religions and cultures, and basically said that christian europeans had the right to invade and claim land and resources from non-christian people, and also had the right to subjugate and convert those populations. It's literally at the very core of colonial history and the myth of white supremacy and christian supremacy.
When the pope was visiting Indigenous communities in canada last summer, more than an apology for the catholic church's role in residential schools, what people were asking for was the overturning of the doctrine of discovery. An apology is meaningless as long as that doctrine stands.
Today, the vatican formally rejected the doctrine of discovery. It's a symbolic gesture, sure. But it's still a sign that things are changing. Space was held for Indigenous voices, and the vatican of all places listened to them.
Obviously, there's still work to be done, and colonization didn't just suddenly end because of this announcement, but this is still huge news, and it feels like we're a tiny step closer to Land Back.
(the point of the video is that it is, in fact, that weird)
i guess i am old and decrepit now bc i don’t see what’s wrong with this. 15 yos and 17 yos are in the same classes, sports teams, friend groups, etc. the morality of younger gen z people is fascinating
Happy News Years to the homosexuals in my phone, 2023 was a cunter of a year, but we're all in for bigger and better in 2024, manifesting nothing but protecting our peace and doing better for ourselves physically and mentally ✌🏻🩵