Colonial discourse writes off non-European peoples as unorganized and therefore futile

Evidence

The earth is seething with incoherent power and unorganized intelligence. Have you ever reflected on the case of China? There you have millions of quick brains stifled in trumpery crafts. They have no direction, no driving power, so the sum of their efforts is futile, and the world laughs at China. — Edward W. Said, Orientalism, 646

Categorization

• XREF: Buchan’s claim that raw intelligence without European ‘direction’ is futile anticipates the paternalist logic Islamophobia readings will name in framing Muslims as talented but ‘in need of a strong leader.’
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Edward W. Said, Orientalism, 646