The colonial governor feared internal European treason more than external enemies

Evidence

The end goal is to win consent for an imperial agenda through a process that orchestrates fear of the enemy within and preempts criticisms of empire-building. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 491 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The colonial state was equipped to police natives but not wayward Europeans; Fear of an internal enemy is manufactured to secure consent for empire — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 491; Colonial planters mistrusted their own armed subordinates during native threats (+1 more)

Related

• Fear of an internal enemy is manufactured to secure consent for empire (similarity 0.85)
• Colonial officials feared settlers’ emotional investment in the Indies more than fiscal costs (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• The colonial state was equipped to police natives but not wayward Europeans #expands (0.70)
• Colonial planters mistrusted their own armed subordinates during native threats #exemplifies (0.70)
• Fear of an internal enemy is manufactured to secure consent for empire #corroborates (0.55) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 491
• Colonial officials feared settlers’ emotional investment in the Indies more than fiscal costs #complicates (0.50)