The study of the colonial mentality is a very important part of colonial history. The misunderstanding of the British colonists in this article, unlike the misunderstanding of the American continent to India, is not caused by a lack in knowledge (i. e. geography). Rather, it is a misunderstanding caused by the colonial mentality (the inability to understand the colonies because of their different identities).
What we know now as Ancient Greek culture was reconstructed in the 19th century and had a significant impact on British ideological circles. However, by exaggerating the alienation of the coloniser as an anomaly, more contrasts can be drawn. Ultimately, the anomaly this article intends to describe is in fact a colonial legacy and one that continues to have a significant impact today.
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我们铁面无情，但也不向他们要求任何宽恕。当轮到我们动手的时候，我们不会用虚伪的词句来掩饰恐怖手段。
——马克思，18.5.1849