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[–] ValiantDust@feddit.de 32 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Here's a pro tip from a German: To make everyone forget about your colonial past and the atrocities you commited in your colonies, you just have to commit even bigger atrocities.

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

Or you just deny it ever happened/was a problem.

Seems to be working out for China.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago

Nah, European colonialism in China is pretty well remembered.

[–] PissinSelfNdriveway@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well this sure sounds like y'all are up to something new.... That can't be good

[–] OtakuAltair@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

A sequel has been long overdue

[–] Maultasche@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Es hilft auch, wenn dir alle Kolonien weggenommen werden und der Nachfolger noch schlimmer mit den einheimischen umgeht.

[–] ValiantDust@feddit.de -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Was war denn im heutigen Namibia nach der deutschen Kolonialzeit schlimmer als der Völkermord an den Herero und Nama?

[–] Ramenator@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Schlimmer ist immer so ne Sache und sehr subjektiv. Das es danach aber immernoch nicht gut war würde ich aber schon behaupten. Namibia würde unter das Mandat Südafrikas gestellt, welches es dann prompt annektierte und dort auch das brutale Apartheid Regime einführte.
Das führte zu einen blutigen jahrzehntelangem Unabhängigkeitskrieg welcher erst 1990 mit der vollständigen Unabhängigkeit aufhörte

[–] ValiantDust@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

Ja, war auch definitiv nicht mein Anliegen, da verschiedenes Leid gegeneinander aufzuwiegen. Wollte eigentlich einer Relativierung à la "die danach waren noch schlimmer, also was solls" vorbeugen. Aber bin wahrscheinlich etwas übers Ziel rausgeschossen und hab das gleiche in die andere Richtung gemacht.

[–] lasagna@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Belgium one made me laugh but the history of it is absolutely depressing.

[–] Historical_General@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Historically it's actually the French who have been known for having had much sexual relations with trafficked women.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Even the Spaniard's helmet looks like a bellend

[–] SexyPolariton@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] GuitarGeek@waveform.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Brb omw to Spain and their colonies

[–] Midnitte@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Just be sure to get your smallpox vaccine..

[–] UnknownQuantity@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Am I the only one who thinks that at least some resemblance to actual history should be reflected in these memes?

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] UnknownQuantity@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Spanish. Holocaust pales in comparison.

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Why be historically accurate when you can play off of stereotypes?

[–] qyron@lemmy.pt 1 points 2 years ago

Aren't we forgetting about Portugal? The spanish can't hold a candle to the portuguese when it comes to "getting to know" other peoples. In the biblical sense.

[–] Historical_General@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

This is degrading to native women and peoples.

[–] Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com -4 points 2 years ago

Well that explains why all Spanish colonies end up corrupt. They were all "corrupted" early on that colonization period.