amazonian tribe
June 9, 2008
irony: righteous christians have been, unknowingly, on a path bringing the destruction of the globe for the past several centuries, whereas unassuming “heretical” “tribesman”* will leave earth like they found it.
the photo above is from a flight over a formerly unknown, indigenous tribe in brazil along the peruvian border.
i hope that these untouched peoples will be spared from the awe-inspiring devastation of ever witnessing global westernization because if this happens it will surely come about in a manner that presumptuously denigrates their autonomy in its non-western construction, be it through political or resource exploitation.
via reuters.
*i hate using both of these words because of the arrogantly pejorative undertones that are usually denoted in their use
look closer. the dude on the bottom is wearing vans.