Native warnings rather than assaults themselves fueled planters’ fears

Evidence

Both Demmemi’s and Valck’s accounts make a curious and unremarked omission. Both fail to note that the planters’ fears are not fueled by the assaults per se, but by the numerous “friendly natives” who repeatedly warn them of possible dangers. — Ann Laura Stoler, Along the Archival Grain_ Epistemic…, 1186

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the theme of rumor and native informants as colonial anxiety drivers — resonates with the reader’s broader colonial archival work on how subject populations shaped European perception. — connects to: Plants exchange warnings through distributed chemical signals without any central brain — Jamal Awil, The Whispering Archive: The Complete…, 162; Colonial planters mistrusted their own armed subordinates during native threats; Many native people knew of assaults in advance though few participated (+2 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ann Laura Stoler, Along the Archival Grain_ Epistemic…, 1186

Broader Connections

• Colonial violence was driven by officials’ fantasies and anticipatory fears. #exemplifies (0.65)
• Colonial planters mistrusted their own armed subordinates during native threats #expands (0.60)
• Public warnings can provoke the panic they seek to avoid. #exemplifies (0.60) — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics, 617
• Many native people knew of assaults in advance though few participated #qualifies (0.50)