Do people in France have flags on their cars? Do they sell clothing with the flag for Zimbabwe everywhere? Do people dress as their country’s mascot for every day events?

  • Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com
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    7 hours ago

    Origins, sure.

    Colombus was such a racist dick he was recalled by the King of Spain for poor treatment of indigenous people.

    But I also mentioned the integration and how there is less of a divide. Obviously still a divide when you look at racism, discrimination, the likelyhood of indigenous people to have joined a guerilla movement such as FARC or the Zapatista.

    But that’s more than the US generally gives, and it was starting to change… But Trump terms 1 and 2 have certainly put up roadblocks.

    The way that indigenous identity and partisan politics in South America also doesn’t help and may well be putting their causes back as the right and left continue to coalesce about USAian talking points.

    And yes, the destruction and loss of central American cultures due to the Spanish conquest and destruction is terrible, as is the loss of any culture and it’s artefacts and legacy.