IF KIPLING WERE ALIVE TODAY, HE MIGHT WRITE “THE WHITE PROGRESSIVE’S BURDEN” INSTEAD:

noooo latins how dare you want to get rid of your tormentors you must respect the same international law that didn't move a finger to help you nooooo pic.twitter.com/1X3kgPajpO

— Sol 🌞 (@summerpard) January 5, 2026

Of course, 19th century colonists built useful infrastructure and such. Today’s cultural imperialists just deliver lectures.