Edited to replace original incorrect Herzog attribution with my own version that correctly attributes the quote

  • exanime@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    My points are still valid

    There is nothing in the quote to justify your “angle”. If you are taking those cues from someplace else, well, that’s on you

    • Beaker
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      2 months ago

      Fair enough. Within the greater reader-response criticsm umbrella, I’m using Quijano’s colonialidad del poder to problematize the quote as a form of whitewashing of history even though the quote is well-intended. From there, it reads a bit arrrogant from that stance. But, it looks like it was a misquote anyway. Hopefully, you understand that I’m not reading the quote the way most people are. Instead, I looked at it from a unique perspective. Best wishes to you.

      • AWistfulNihilist@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        “I did my best to justify my reason for finding this arrogant, it required using 20 year old, Spanish-language reference material and is so esoteric I’m forced to call it unique”

        You are my kind of pedant, brother!

        • Beaker
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          2 months ago

          That’s presumptuous to think that “I did my best…” simply because I like thinking about things diffeny than most. I didn’t explain it well enough, but later clarified my point for you. I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings about a misquoted text. Take care.