• Chariotwheel@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I am sure racism plays a role, but also: how many old structures are there in Europe that were so fantastic that aliens become part of the conversation?

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      1 year ago

      Stonehenge and other megaliths. Cave paintings in France. Maybe some natural phenomenon like Giant’s Causeway. Even ancient Greek ruins since people bring up aliens when talking about much more recent structures in the global south like Mexico or SEA.

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      1 year ago

      Correct. European buildings are just not as old as for example the pyramids. This has nothing to do with racism.

      Edit: Oh and for example in case of stonehenge, people also believe it was build by aliens, even though it‘s in Europe.