manguito86 t1_j6m8shx wrote
Reply to comment by dont_shoot_jr in TIL that between 1895 and 1908 the population of the Belgian Congo declined by between 2 and 13 million due to colonial brutality and diseases caused by colonialism. by hetkleinezusje
Where did I say that? Not everything about colonialism is bad, everything about being a killing lunatic is bad.
A_War_Of_Artillery t1_j6nrvva wrote
Unfortunately ‘twas the burden of the white man, to “civilize” these unfortunate peoples, but at least the economic benefit of looting, pillaging, and wealth extraction made up for the hardship of these superior peoples to carry the burden of territorial expansion.
But seriously, look at the vast majority of colonized peoples and tell me that colonialism was a good thing. White settlers don’t count as colonized peoples BTW.
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