Joseph Conrad versus White Colonialism
Joseph Conrad in his Heart Of Darkness (1899) sends us a message that was a warning in his time and that is an ethical cry in our time. Will we be able to capture it and to abide by it? Many people doubt it though a minority here and there are still trying to carry and keep alight the torch of a better future in diversity and equality, in love and friendship. Some of these ethical minorities are bored and tired of waiting and they may fall into the trap of believing they could make history with violence.
History is not made by individuals or even groups of individuals if they are not the majority of their society, and even so 72% of Americans want restrictions on the possession of guns, and yet all, nearly all, political powers are going to even widen this possession of handguns, including by putting firearms and handguns in the schools, concealed and carried by teachers and coaches.
Joseph Conrad can teach us a lesson that is still valid. Let’s listen to it, let’s dive into the darkness of these old times that is so present still in the world and in some countries. “Darker than I,” silently say some white supremacists, “you die.” And die they do, the people who pretend white supremacy is a crime against humanity and mental sanity. Die they do in Charlottesville or in so many school shootings.
