Discussion Post: The White Mans Burden & The Black Mans Burden

Discussion Post: the White Man’s Burden & the Black Man’s BurdenThe reading, “The White Man’s Burden” is a poem by Rudyard Kipling, which depicts the American imperialism towards the Philippines in the 1899 War. The poem encourages America to take up the burden of imperialism. The element of Western civilization comes across as the leading motivation that forces America to colonize the Philippines. American, given their level of civilization takes the burden to civilizing the Philippines. The concept of Manifesto theory that America used to advance their ideologies to other countries, instead of delivering effective civilization, culminated in mistreatment of the Philippines. The attitudes of the American government towards the Philippine people were that of a senior guide the junior.The manifest theory in the “The White Man’s Burden urges Americans to take up their divine role and deliver civilization. As readers, we expect that America could genuinely guide countries they consider uncivilized. American was supposed to preach the messages of equality, democracy, and equal opportunities for all people. However, in the reading, the attitude of the American people, changes from a point of being a concerned big brother to a colonizer, who wants to use the power of his might