Subalterns

Notes from the academy:

Subaltern historians: in theory, these are (mostly third world) scholars who look at effects on vulnerable cultures of Western colonialism and economic exploitation.

That’s in theory.

In practice it means that the people who were powerful and bloody rich before the British got there, and then got richer and more powerful while the British were there, and own the whole damn country now that the British are gone … announce that they’re victims and you should damn well hurry up with the foreign aid. And while you’re at it, apologize.