The origin of Colonialism is the Discovery doctrine that states: ....title to lands lay with the government whose subjects explored and occupied a territory whose inhabitants were not subjects of a European Christian monarch. The doctrine has been primarily used to support decisions invalidating or ignoring aboriginal possession of land in favor of colonial or post-colonial governments. According to the United States Supreme Courts decision in Johnson v. MIntosh, this theory of Christian expansion and possession of newly discovered lands, despite native presence, was one by which all colonial powers operated. The supposedly inferior character of native cultures was a reason for the doctrine having been used. The origins of the doctrine can be traced to Pope Nicholas Vs issuance of the papal bull Romanus Pontifex in 1452. The bull allowed Portugal to claim and conquer lands in West Africa. Pope Alexander VI extended to Spain the right to conquer newly-found lands in 1493, with the papal bull Inter caetera, after Christopher Columbus had already begun doing so. Arguments between Portugal and Spain led to the Treaty of Tordesillas which clarified that only non-Christian lands could thus be taken, as well as drawing a line of demarcation to allocate potential discoveries between the two powers There you have it, Christianity is going to save the world. And its easy to see the Religious Stockholm Syndrome effect that happens to the natives of the land when they adopt the religion and the belief of superiority that destroyed their culture. And is perpetuated by an emotional commitment to ignorance.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:03:17 +0000
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