My country is dying, our #culture has been replaced with #consumerism and I'm tired of not acknowledging it.
These same words have been used by #fascists, #despots and #oligarchs all around the world - from the cradle that is Africa, to the "new world" and back again.
#Putin just wants #russification to replace #westernization though. It's hard #imperialism vs #softimperialism.
Our conqueror is the #USA. But our destroyer will be ourselves, as we forget all about what made #Norway great.
> There are many beautiful things in Japan,” he told his wife. “Why do they imitate Western things?” The answer, as he well knew, was in order not to be invaded, exploited or treated as “backward.”
> ... the last section, entitled Industrial Danger, contains a clear-eyed warning of the risks of Japan’s headlong rush to modernize.
- http://www.petertasker.asia/books/lafcadio-the-greek-the-man-who-dreamed-japan/
#LafcadioHearn #Japan #industrialization #Westernization #modernization #PeterTasker
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