White man's burden • what is WHITE MAN'S BURDEN meaning

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WHITE MAN'S BURDEN meaning

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Susan Miller (2023, March 7.) White man's burden definition

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The author wrote this in 1899. 50 years after Britain had abolished slavery. The author was vehemently against colonialism. Rudyards poem itself was written as satire. It was a pushback against the goals of Imperialism and hence, colonialism. However, to critique, you need to understand the historical context. Over a century ago, Britain and American colonialism was not thought of as conquering, nor genocide. Imperialism was a paternalistic ideal to civilize those that ‘needed’ to be burdensomely-dragged out of their primitiveness. Therefore, the same people would be replaced with their industrialized better-selves.

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