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What is Barbarism?

Barbarous: (adj) foreign (from a given imperial point of view) or savage

Heathen: (n) dweller on the heath, one inhabiting uncultivated land, or (adj) not Christian, Jewish or Muslim

Pagan: (adj) tied to the land, rustic. In a religious sense, loyal to the spirits of the land

Primitive: (adj) the first, completely original

Savage: (adj) 1) of the forest, 2) indomitable and valiant

Witch: (n) A wise person. A rough equivalent of “medicine wo/man” or “shaman”

In latter centuries the meanings of these words have been corrupted, to the point where calling someone savage, barbaric, etc. is incredibly rude and politically incorrect. In light of the fact that “civilized,” empire-building cultures are invariably the less ecologically sustainable and the more systematic in their cruelty, it is clearly imperative upon all moral people to place their sympathies with the people of the land. These are now called indigenous people or sustenance farmers, but were once known as savages, heathens, pagans, etc. Therefor, when you encounter these words please bear their original meanings in mind, and never use them as slurs (as in, “the dog savaged the mailman.”)

See the Online Etymology Dictionary if you need to reconstruct the meaning of a word free from centuries of prejudice and propaganda.