Discussion: Exterminate all the Brutes, Pt. 1
Directions: Answer each of the following questions in an original thread
- How was America born as a colonial power?
- What does Peck say the word "exterminate" has had in western civilization?
- How did John Smith engage with the Powhatan's regarding English ability to subsist?
- What does Peck say is missing, despite having 'knowledge'?
- What are the conditions of genocide?
- How did the concept of "Free Land" require elimination of the Natives?
- In what ways is America's history focused on land? (Give examples from the documentary episode)
- How did the extraction of rubber and ivory impact indigenous African groups? How did it build the wealth of western nations like Germany and the US?
- What does Peck say is important about the role of being 'watched' when colonizing?
- How does Peck describe 'white' as the ultimate privilege?
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