JemmyCurious how racists always seem to agree their own region is superior
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Explanation: Both Aristotle, an ancient Greek, and Ibn Khaldun, a Medieval Arab, expressed the view that people to the north and the south of their respective homelands were, in some way, inherently deficient, and incapable of self-governance.
For bonus points, the Romans had a similar view, though with the caveat that Romans believed that as the ‘difference’ (Romans blamed the sun drying up too much/too little blood in the body) was caused by the environment, it could also be counteracted by the environment - ie if you make your cities in distant northern or southern locations REALLY Roman, then only a little of that dastardly too much/too little sun will infiltrate into the GOOD, EVEN, MODERATE folks who grow up there! Hence part of the reason why Roman colonies in Africa look fucking near-identical to ones in Italy other than the surrounding landscape.
That’s a weird generalization to say Northerners are temperamental given the modern stereotype is that northern Europeans are more emotionally restrained than Southern Europeans.
Swedish kids hanging out at school bus stop:
Funny how regional stereotypes change over time!
The Romans and Greeks thought of northern folk as Celts, Germanics, and Scythian nomads; peoples living in very rough circumstances with little in the way of institutional refinement for creating ‘polite’ manners and the like - thus, seen as emotional and impulsive.
The Arabs often thought of northern folk as Caucasian clansmen, Norse-Slavic raiders, and Frankish crusaders - all militant peoples with a reputation for fierce opportunism and/or ‘honor societies’, making them seen as… emotional and impulsive.
Everyone’s the Hero of their own story.
I’m pretty clearly my own antagonist tyvm