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“Whence had the Polynesians obtained their vast astronomical knowledge and their calendar, which was calculated with
astonishing thoroughness? Certainly not from Melanesian or Malayan peoples to the westward. But the same old vanished
civilized race, the "white and bearded men," who had taught Aztecs, Mayas, and Incas their amazing culture” KonTiki Museum says he wasn’t racist, but product of structural racism
— Jun 21, 2025 01:36AM
astonishing thoroughness? Certainly not from Melanesian or Malayan peoples to the westward. But the same old vanished
civilized race, the "white and bearded men," who had taught Aztecs, Mayas, and Incas their amazing culture” KonTiki Museum says he wasn’t racist, but product of structural racism
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Zack
is on page 145 of 240
Pet death and it’s treated as more of a safety lesson than loss of companion. This book is a bit of a slog.
— Jun 20, 2025 12:31PM
Zack
is on page 143 of 240
Oof devolved into some advanced civilization that populated South America before populating Polynesia that may have been white and maybe came across the Atlantic. KonTiki Museum says author wasn’t racist, but just that his theory of an advanced civilization that may have been white. And that’s separate from his widely disregarded idea of Pacific settlement from South AmericaYikes“He was from a different era”
— Jun 19, 2025 06:32AM
Zack
is on page 86 of 240
It feels like Thor doesn’t really care about South Americans, just cares about being right. A lot of White Mediocre Superiority in the amount of help they received and how they didn’t try to learn to sail the raft before being pulled out to sea. (How would the ancient Peruvians gotten into the Humboldt Current?) Kinda awkwardly racist since he feels these rafts were superior to Polynesian maritime culture.
— Jun 15, 2025 12:47AM
