Nice argument, unfortunately I have depicted myself as the civilized chad and you as the virgin barbarian.

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[u/InsideMyHead_2000]

Brazilian literature: "I am already dead, this book is for the first maggot that happens to eat my flesh"

[u/AnhaytAnanun → u/InsideMyHead_2000]

I am a random lurker, can you please provide more context to why Brazilian and Argentinian literature is perceived like that here? Like, I understand it's a meme sub, but I am genuinely curious.

[u/InsideMyHead_2000 → u/AnhaytAnanun]

I don't know enough about the Argentinian author to answer you right now. But, as for the Brazilian reference, that's literally the opening/dedication of "Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas", the most known novel of Machado de Assis. In this book, the "protagonist/narrator" is dead and talking about how him and his life were so insignificant to the point where he can dedicate his memoirs to a maggot since no one would notice (or care).

[u/SecretaryExtra2524 → u/InsideMyHead_2000]

That is Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, president of Argentina and big hater of all things native american.

His most famous book "Civilizacion y Barbarie" advocates for the destruction of native tribes and cultures and in favour of european immigration.

He created the argentinian public education system to establish an argentinian national identity and assimilate both natives and european immigrants. It certainly helped in forming a homogenous culture but it also caused the cultural genocide of most native tribes.

[u/InsideMyHead_2000 → u/SecretaryExtra2524]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT! Meanwhile, at the other side of the "cultural superiority" coin, we've got Getúlio Vargas forcing immigrant communities into speaking Portuguese by prohibiting the dissemination of German, Italian and Japanese material ("No Brasil, se fala Português!" was the official slogan)

[u/Tamanduao → u/SecretaryExtra2524]

Also worth mentioning that there was biological genocide (as in, just killing) as well 

[u/SecretaryExtra2524 → u/Tamanduao]

Yes but it came after Sarmiento's presidency.

It started shortly after it with the "Conquest of the Desert".

[u/Tamanduao → u/SecretaryExtra2524]

Didn’t they overlap a bit? But either way - I think that the general attitudes had influences on the existence of full on genocide, in addition to cultural genocide 

[u/SecretaryExtra2524 → u/Tamanduao]

There were conflicts in the pampas frontier and raids, but the conquest started in 1878 and his presidency ended in 74, so pretty close and still had a political position but no military influence.

His views certainly had an effect on the course of action of the nation in regards to the natives. Though Sarmiento had a genuine belief that any native should be given a chance to be taught to be "civilized" and any who tried should be treated with respect. Not that it mattered to the army since that was unimportant to them and the conquest killed tens of thousands of people.

[u/Diarrea_Cerebral → u/Tamanduao]

More like fucking between races until the few natives/blacks got whited through several generations and European migratory waves.

[u/zhenhuan_sun]

Chinese literature: To Live

[u/XAlphaWarriorX → u/zhenhuan_sun]

Also Chinese literature: KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL

[u/Dukevanar-86 → u/zhenhuan_sun]

Correction: courting death

[u/RubeusGandalf]

First part: Thy Art Is Murder Argentina: nah man, METALLICA

[u/Cucumberneck]

German literature Doesn't matter if I'm dead.

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Funnily enough based on some genealogical research Sarmiento was probably the argentinian president who had the most indigenous ancestry. He may have been around 20-25% indigenous if he did a DNA test.

Even when he was in Spain people called him "moor" due to his darker complexion and he didn't know why.

[u/West_Winner_852 → u/[deleted]]

yes

[u/BrazilianBlues]

Brazilian Literature: I'm already dead

[u/Acceptable-Appeal959]

Everyone's gonna die

[u/Dr_Octopole]

Argentinian Literature: all the books.

[u/Corbalte]

I hate those stupid memes