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[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ah yes, the most brutal were eastern European, Ukrainian, Polish and Baltic colonies

(Not denying colonialism was and is a fucking disease, just think it's unfair to judge ALL of Europe for it when it is basically exclusively western Europe that did that shit)

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago

Imperial Russia has entered the chat

USSR has entered the chat

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Colonialism ia over. The continuing neo-colonialism is the problem.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's even dumber to blame the Balkans for neo-colonialism.

They can't even colonize their neighbors, and they really really want to.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I just... Misread your comment and didnt mean to imply I was disagreeing, but thought I was adding something by being succinct.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Don't forget Iceland, the most brutal coloniser of them all.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I do remember when my country Slovakia colonised Africa, good times /s

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Me too, each year I spend my vacation in SOT (Slovakia Overseas Territories)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Celkom napiču meme toto, musim uznať. Takto generalizovať... vyzerá OP ako kkt

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, I mean Slovakia didn't exactly exist as a nation during the majority colonial expansion. They were part of the austro-hungarian empire, which did participate in some colonialism, though less than most at the time.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah. We were the colonized ones to be honest. Always the lesser under the Hungarians mainly.

Although calling it colonization is a bit of a stretch to be completely blunt

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

"We couldn't even find a decent civilization to be colonized *by.*" -- Mark Renton

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Although calling it colonization is a bit of a stretch

Idk I think it's pretty fitting. I just think it's an older type of colonialism, more similar to how the ottomans typically treated their holdings.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That's a particularly nasty one

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago

both the headline and the insect, yes

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

You don't want to get bitten by a Europe. You'll get an urge to buy lederhosen and eat waffles.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I know, this post and most of the comment section is being incredibly racist. I wish people in this subreddit would be more accepting but what do I know 🙄🙄 Guess mods are asleep

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is completely unfair to the extreme efforts of evil undergone by the French, Portuguese, Dutch, and Italians.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Dont forget the Belgians. Youll wish you could, but don't.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

And the Spanish

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

"Aaaaahhh.... the French."

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

An alternative universe where the Economist turned out to actually practice introspection

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

"Or is it the EUs fault?"