From colonial conquest to modern deportation, the labels keep changing. The protocol does not: extract from the many, protect the few, and use cruelty to control everyone underneath.
Learned this in High School 86 years ago, that Teacher was “let go” silently.
I have never forgot his lesson & in my mid 90s I see this sad advance by the same selfish creatures among us. STOP!!
You named the continuity clearly: the lesson never disappeared, it just kept changing uniforms and language.
That is why 1492 matters as the anchor — the protocol keeps reproducing the same cruelty under newer labels.
Learned this in High School 86 years ago, that Teacher was “let go” silently.
I have never forgot his lesson & in my mid 90s I see this sad advance by the same selfish creatures among us. STOP!!
You named the continuity clearly: the lesson never disappeared, it just kept changing uniforms and language.
That is why 1492 matters as the anchor — the protocol keeps reproducing the same cruelty under newer labels.