@nberlat Cut him a break...he's just following in the footsteps of WEB duBois...https://t.co/gzNdchTlcI
https://t.co/UWdALbVxlw
A lot of "suppression of Asia" was done, it was in cutting down of the Japanese Empire, the great start shining for the people of color of the world.
Once again, the great anti-colonialist power has fallen in the fight against the imperialist powers. https://t.co/RIIos4QUYj https://t.co/97HlbWQefh
@MatthewDownhour compare and contrast to the tankie W.E.B. du Bois who went on holiday to Manchukuo and spent WWII writing about how based Emperor Hirohito was https://t.co/fT3jKNB7PP
@nberlat https://t.co/0S9Ww5wHBZ
Try this one?
@KJA_2_ @decolonialcommi @SkoraMichael For more details re: DuBois' pro-Japanese standpoint:
- https://t.co/pIUM34cyPQ
- https://t.co/ofXouhAz6T
- https://t.co/uVpGoNsO32
@DavidAstinWalsh @TheAtlantic Du Bois also argued Imperial Japan was anti-racist and that its war of conquest against China was good: https://t.co/lisPeXkn5N
@bloomfilters @gamergate2077 https://t.co/ajVtMuWBkS
https://t.co/WagOVkoaLV
Like this
The knowledge that DuBois was sympathetic to Stalin (people quote his eulogy!) is common, but he was also a weeb, supported Japanese colonialism, and view the Empire of Japan as a based thing even in the 30s:
W.E.B. Du Bois: From Japanophile to Apologist
https://t.co/UWdALbUZvY
@ToriGlass @IwriteOK In case anyone gets curious,
https://t.co/RTcVMhxFI6