A view held in the era of Imperialism that the more developed and "civilized" peoples of Europe should, through their leadership and domination, bring civilization, modernity, wealth, and advancement to the lesser peoples of the world.
This mostly extended to non-white peoples, but various white ethnic groups subjected to this ideology were various Slavic groups in the east, Arabs, Turks, Finns, and Boers.
The ideology crated a sense of moral justification of Imperialism over many developed and long existing cultures, including long wealthy civilizations like China, Persia, Ottoman Turkey, and India.
This mostly extended to non-white peoples, but various white ethnic groups subjected to this ideology were various Slavic groups in the east, Arabs, Turks, Finns, and Boers.
The ideology crated a sense of moral justification of Imperialism over many developed and long existing cultures, including long wealthy civilizations like China, Persia, Ottoman Turkey, and India.
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A “hater”. Someone who does not like to see others prosper. An individual who is jealous of those doing better than them.
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N: Did you hear that Vinay did none of the allocated group work for today's seminar?
M(internally): That fucking asshat tryna screw over all our lives with his incompetence
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M: I know dude, he's "such a burden "
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Something me and my weird ass friend say, and you can’t. So I don’t even know why you looked this up.
Will: *FaceTimes Daniel 40,000 times*
Dan: *Finally picks up*
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Dan: Sup Budenprose
Dan: *Finally picks up*
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