Eh, Nazi Germany basically attacked Poland to do settler colonialism (or at least that was the regime’s justification). Main difference is that the Poles were more developed that e.g. the Native Americans.
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flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 3 weeks agoYou’re right in what you say but it’s not relevant to this discussion. Colonialism is a very different MO than attacking neighboring countries.
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ryathal@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
It’s a matter of distance really. Germany raiding France or Brazil isn’t functionally different.
jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
brazil didn’t yet have weapons to attack the homeland, france did