The ancient empires fall, the dark-skinned peoples fade and even the demons of antiquity gasp their last, but over all stands the Aryan barbarian, white-skinned, cold-eyed, dominant, the supreme fighting man of the earth.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Howard depicts a racialist hierarchy with Aryans at the top.
- In plain terms
- He claims white barbarians will rule forever over others.
- What can you take from it?
- This reflects a supremacist worldview.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do such myths persist?
- How do we challenge bias?
Another view
This view is morally wrong and factually false.
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