Anonymous
11/9/2025, 6:45:14 AM
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2.4 The Cycle of Oppression
Nationalist rhetoric often argues that granting rights to the oppressed will lead to a reversal of roles, wherein the oppressors become the oppressed. This fear-mongering is directly echoed in Attack on Titan, where the formerly dominant Eldians are now subjugated by the Marleyans, who were once oppressed themselves. This idea that justice for the marginalized results in tyranny for the majority parallels far-right fears that, for example, postcolonial nations or racial minorities will “turn the tables” on their former oppressors. In a Japanese context, this translates to a paranoid vision in which formerly oppressed Koreans or Chinese would now seek to “oppress” innocent Japanese citizens.
(So far these 4 subpoints are not about wheter or not Isayama portrays these things in a positive or a negative light. It’s about the fact that he choose to even depict these things in the first place which as i’ve alredy mentioned are ultranationalist talking points which have no basis in reality as they have never happened outside their conspiracy theories. But in Attack on Titan they’re apperantly all true.)
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2.4 The Cycle of Oppression
Nationalist rhetoric often argues that granting rights to the oppressed will lead to a reversal of roles, wherein the oppressors become the oppressed. This fear-mongering is directly echoed in Attack on Titan, where the formerly dominant Eldians are now subjugated by the Marleyans, who were once oppressed themselves. This idea that justice for the marginalized results in tyranny for the majority parallels far-right fears that, for example, postcolonial nations or racial minorities will “turn the tables” on their former oppressors. In a Japanese context, this translates to a paranoid vision in which formerly oppressed Koreans or Chinese would now seek to “oppress” innocent Japanese citizens.
(So far these 4 subpoints are not about wheter or not Isayama portrays these things in a positive or a negative light. It’s about the fact that he choose to even depict these things in the first place which as i’ve alredy mentioned are ultranationalist talking points which have no basis in reality as they have never happened outside their conspiracy theories. But in Attack on Titan they’re apperantly all true.)
(Cont)