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[–] Alpha5@lemmy.blahaj.zone 64 points 2 years 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)

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[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 9 points 2 years 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.

[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

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

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

[–] TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 47 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] EfreetSK@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago

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

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years 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.

[–] TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 years 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

[–] ssfckdt@mastodon.cloud 4 points 2 years ago

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

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years 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.

[–] BanthaFood@feddit.de 43 points 2 years ago (3 children)

That's a particularly nasty one

[–] schmorpel@slrpnk.net 29 points 2 years ago

both the headline and the insect, yes

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Guru_Insights99@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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

[–] twelvefloatinghands@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 21 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

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

[–] diskmaster23@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago

And the Spanish

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

"Aaaaahhh.... the French."

[–] John_Coomsumer@beehaw.org 14 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago

"Or is it the EUs fault?"