Project Loon balloons over Peru

LudwigNagasena wrote: post #6

clydethefrog wrote: post #5

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_colonialism

Overuse of “colonialism” is so tiring. At least they didn’t name it “electronic nazism” to drive the point home.

I agree - my SO is from Peru (and the Andean area as well, which is considerably more isolated than say, Lima) and we speak a lot about how different life is there.

I think proper internet access could really improve their lives.

It'd be great just if her grandparents could speak with all their grandchildren let alone the use that local farmers and businesses will have for it.

Re: Project Loon balloons over Peru

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Post by hrktb » Wed, Jul 17, 2019, 12:02 PM UTC

LudwigNagasena wrote: post #6

clydethefrog wrote: post #5

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_colonialism

Overuse of “colonialism” is so tiring. At least they didn’t name it “electronic nazism” to drive the point home.

What would be your preferred term ?

To put things in perspective, Australia or Hong Kong for instance were colonies that overall benefited from the relation with England, so I don't really get the parallel you draw with nazism.

Re: Project Loon balloons over Peru

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Post by AlanSE » Wed, Jul 17, 2019, 1:26 PM UTC

hrktb wrote: post #8

LudwigNagasena wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Overuse of “colonialism” is so tiring. At least they didn’t name it “electronic nazism” to drive the point home.

What would be your preferred term ? To put things in perspective, Australia or Hong Kong for instance were colonies that overall benefited from the relation with England, so I don't really get the parallel you draw with nazism.

The word colonialism is a pejorative. The tone of the word in modern language is extremely negative. The point being made is that the word is so negative that the commenter had to go as far as nazis to find another word that is worse.

Re: Project Loon balloons over Peru

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Post by fit2rule » Wed, Jul 17, 2019, 5:51 PM UTC

AlanSE wrote: post #9

hrktb wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What would be your preferred term ? To put things in perspective, Australia or Hong Kong for instance were colonies that overall benefited from the relation with England, so I don't really get the parallel you draw with nazism.

The word colonialism is a pejorative. The tone of the word in modern language is extremely negative. The point being made is that the word is so negative that the commenter had to go as far as nazis to find another word that is worse.

Colonialism is negative for the aborigines.

It is a form of totalitarianism.

It is not a positive thing, unless you actually are a 'colonialist' and thus privileged to its advances - not to be confused with the lesser 'colonist', which are more often than not the ones chopping all the lumber, i.e. doing the work of it.

There are certain religious groups for which the colony is everything...