TehDandiest
TehDandiest t1_j6nsxia wrote
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Reply to comment by NoMalarkyZone 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
Just like every other empire ever
TehDandiest t1_j6mdrb6 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
What is the point of this modern hatred of colonialism? They were just empires spread over seas. Almost every nation that's ever existed had some sort of empire in its history with the exact same goals as colonialism. If they didn't, we'd still have city states rather than countries.
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Reply to What are some techniques used in books that you just love for some weird reason by shorttompkins
I love Hemingway. His style of writing just works for me. He'll use short sentences; abrupt, to the point, with few adjectives. Then build up slowly without you realising that the sentences are getting longer and longer. The emotional impact increases, bombarding you with more punctuation at every single step, carrying you forward, almost against your will until you're out of breath, brutally and relentlessly. Then he'll stop.
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Reply to comment by goldeagle121 in [Homemade] Panko breaded frying cheese with hot honey. by TheStormborn1
It's been appearing everywhere for me recently, confirmation bias maybe. I've tried it a few times from a few places to see what it's all about; I don't get it at all, honey with chili flakes in - exactly how it sounds. It's like a BBQ sauce that's missing 90% of the ingredients.