MTZ@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWestern Imperialismlemmy.worldimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1735
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minus-squarebalsoft@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoMost “western” countries have been acting like this in the past century and are still to this moment reaping the benefits from colonial and imperialist plunder of the global south. It’s not just the USA, even though it is the most damaging.
minus-squarebobzer@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoWhere were the polish and Lithuanian colonies?
minus-squarebalsoft@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 month agoPoland, Lithuania and a few others became “the west” very recently, and didn’t get in on colonialism directly; hence “most” in my claim.
Most “western” countries have been acting like this in the past century and are still to this moment reaping the benefits from colonial and imperialist plunder of the global south. It’s not just the USA, even though it is the most damaging.
Where were the polish and Lithuanian colonies?
Poland, Lithuania and a few others became “the west” very recently, and didn’t get in on colonialism directly; hence “most” in my claim.
Fair.