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[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Is conquest exclusive to euro-american history?

[–] ComradeChairmanKGB@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

No but colonizing generally is.

With the exception of Japan.

[–] teichflamme@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Oh, really?

What about the middle eastern empires? Or the turks? Or the Aztecs?

Or literally any other force in history lmao

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee -2 points 2 years ago

Do you think all other borders were agreed upon via a nice arm wrestling match?