"In the colonial culture, identification with the aggressor bound the rulers and the ruled in an unbreakable dyadic relationship. The Raj saw Indians as crypto-barbarians who needed to further civilize themselves. It saw British rule as an agent of progress and as a mission. Many Indians in turn saw their salvation in becoming more like the British, in friendship or in enmity."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Ashis Nandy, The Intimate Enemy (1983), p. 7
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Identification_with_the_Aggressor
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Identification with the Aggressor
1 quote on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Identification with the Aggressor →
Related Quotes
"Religion, as far as I could see, was chiefly concerned with “getting into Heaven.” A stockpile of prayers and could e…"
"Life is mainly grief and labour. Two things get you through. Chortling when it hits your neighbour, Whingeing when it…"
"People who identify strongly with their s frequently experience pleasure when they observe threatening members’ misfo…"
"The have a saying: “The misfortune of others tastes like honey.” The speak of joie maligne, a diabolical delight in o…"
"The English language lacked a noun singular for the state of being love smitten, or having fallen in love, until Doro…"
"I coined the word "limerence." It was pronounceable and seemed to me and to two students to have a "fitting" sound. T…"
"Writers have been philosophizing, moralizing, and eulogizing on the subject of "erotic," "passionate," "romantic" lov…"
"Tennov called it limerence — to distinguish it from other concepts of love — and it corresponds with mental states co…"
"Tennov (1979) interviewed more than five hundred passionate lovers. Almost all lovers took it for granted that passio…"
"Tennov (1979) used the term limerence to refer to a kind of infatuated, all-absorbing passion — the kind of love that…"