Racism?

I think the notion that colonial conquests were a rapid affair (by collapsing centuries-long wars into a single event)
was a deliberate strategy for legitimating colonial rule
Ie; "might makes right"

Technology determinists ( à la Jared diamond) simply copied this uncritically https://t.co/BHzYC2ktVg

— isaac Samuel (@rhaplord) January 13, 2023