Colonial torture directly contradicts proclaimed Western moral superiority

Evidence

But let us move on, and quickly, lest our thoughts wander to Algiers, Morocco, and other places where, as I write these very words, so many valiant sons of the West, in the semi-darkness of dungeons, are lavishing upon their inferior African brothers, with such tireless attention, those authentic marks of respect for human dignity which are called, in technical terms, “electricity,” “the bathtub,” and “the bottleneck.” — Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism, 225

Categorization

• XREF: This is a template for the ‘immodesty’ style irony Césaire deploys; echoes the ADDENDUM triptych method of contrasting stated norms with violent practice. — connects to: Colonial powers impose a double moral standard demanding restraint only from the colonized; Colonial interrogation compelled complete forced confession regardless of truth — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 942; Colonial reformers’ ethical indignation coexisted with colonial privilege (+3 more)

Related

• Claims of Western ethical superiority rest on self-serving and false contrasts (similarity 0.79)
• Colonial powers impose a double moral standard demanding restraint only from the colonized (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Claims of Western ethical superiority rest on self-serving and false contrasts #corroborates (0.85) — Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism, 222
• Colonial powers impose a double moral standard demanding restraint only from the colonized #corroborates (0.82)
• Torture proved a boomerang weapon that undermined the power using it #expands (0.80)
• Colonial interrogation compelled complete forced confession regardless of truth #exemplifies (0.78) — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 942
• Colonial reformers’ ethical indignation coexisted with colonial privilege #qualifies (0.72)
• Cultural survival must not be equated with moral superiority #complicates (0.70)