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Columbus-based horror audio drama writer, occasional film photographer, and carbonated water drinker. #1 fan of cate blanchett in indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull.

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And what makes him such a quintessentially American author (besides the obvious and often noted racism) is his preoccupation with the fear and inconceivability of age. America's monuments, architecture, and (colonizing) culture are all relatively new, and we're obsessed with the new and the young. We must always be "revolutionizing," always destroying and rebuilding, even if only superficially. Most of our oldest structures and institutions are infantile on an international scale. We can't really conceive of a city like London being founded in 43 CE. That seems impossible, might as well be an alien civilization.

Being aware of the eons past and the inevitable eons that will come to pass are anathema to America broadly, and to capital entirely. It's 100% short term growth. We're terrified of history, whether because we don't want to face our horrific foundations or because acknowledging history means recognizing that the world once existed without us, without dominating global capital and American influence, and will again someday, god willing.


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I think that's the reason why he liked Quebec city (he wrote a travelogue of his visit): because it had kept some of the old buildings alive. There was not a an effort to maintain the fortification (Quebec city is the last fortified city in North America) nor the buildings, but nor was there big renovation happened. (Latter though, conservation become a important part of Quebec city's project.)
Of course, is respect for history only extended to European nation, he was hugely bigoted toward Afro-american people.