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something which is obscenely cruel;primitive;unsophisticated
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something which is obscenely cruel; primitive; unsophisticated
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#### Issues
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#### Issues
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Barbarian originates from the Greek word *bárbaros* meaning "babbler", to denote the "unintelligle sounds" (_"bar bar bar"_ ) made by foreign speakers.
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Barbarian originates from the Greek word *bárbaros* meaning "babbler", to denote the "unintelligible sounds" (_"bar bar bar"_) made by foreign speakers.
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Similar words exist in many other languages, for the identical purpose labeling a "strange"/"foreign" person/culture.
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Similar words exist in many other languages, for the identical purpose labeling a "strange"/"foreign" person/culture.
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In modern day usage, you can notice this rhetoric being employed almost always for the purpose of demonizing "foreign" (more often than not from the global south) cultures - cultures that need to be civilized;
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In modern day usage, you can notice this rhetoric being employed almost always for the purpose of demonizing "foreign" (more often than not from the global south) cultures - cultures that need to be civilized;
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