"All the positive aspects of my European heritage were universalized — Bach and the scientific method were “human” achievements — while the negative aspects of European dominance were not only regretted, but incessantly invoked." Shawn Bell crystallizes this ubiquitous and insidious double standard beautifully.
Your odyssey sounds a lot like mine. I also emigrated. To Eastern Europe. It's been amazing.
"All the positive aspects of my European heritage were universalized — Bach and the scientific method were “human” achievements — while the negative aspects of European dominance were not only regretted, but incessantly invoked." Shawn Bell crystallizes this ubiquitous and insidious double standard beautifully.
Your odyssey sounds a lot like mine. I also emigrated. To Eastern Europe. It's been amazing.