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pyre@lemmy.world 1 month agoto be fair it’s always been a kleptocracy. literally founded on stolen land, with stolen labor. even after emancipation it kept the stolen labor tradition alive til now with increasing intensity.
BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 1 month ago
honestly youd be pretty hard pressed to find a country now that wasnt previously stolen
shawn1122@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Sure but the scale and recency of colonialism certainly leaves a bad taste in many people’s mouths, even the descendants of colonists.
pyre@lemmy.world 1 month ago
different degrees, but yeah pretty much all land has been taken by force. still is. the difference is how though.