▲ 117 ▼ The Promised Land (lemmy.ml) submitted 1 year ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml 45 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 13 points 1 year ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] renzhexiangjiao@lemmy.blahaj.zone -3 points 1 year ago (3 children) and there are still many eu member states that can hardly be accused of directly engaging in modern colonialism, I'm simply saying we shouldn't lump them all together permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] renzhexiangjiao@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) This is a conversation about history. It doesn’t include modern member states because they were not member states when the modern European colonization of Africa first occurred. therefore, EU flag doesn't fit here because it's a symbol that's used nowadays to represent 27 countries, not just colonisers. that's why I initially said it was anachronistic permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] renzhexiangjiao@lemmy.blahaj.zone -3 points 1 year ago (3 children) and there are still many eu member states that can hardly be accused of directly engaging in modern colonialism, I'm simply saying we shouldn't lump them all together permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] renzhexiangjiao@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) This is a conversation about history. It doesn’t include modern member states because they were not member states when the modern European colonization of Africa first occurred. therefore, EU flag doesn't fit here because it's a symbol that's used nowadays to represent 27 countries, not just colonisers. that's why I initially said it was anachronistic permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[+] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] renzhexiangjiao@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) This is a conversation about history. It doesn’t include modern member states because they were not member states when the modern European colonization of Africa first occurred. therefore, EU flag doesn't fit here because it's a symbol that's used nowadays to represent 27 countries, not just colonisers. that's why I initially said it was anachronistic permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] renzhexiangjiao@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) This is a conversation about history. It doesn’t include modern member states because they were not member states when the modern European colonization of Africa first occurred. therefore, EU flag doesn't fit here because it's a symbol that's used nowadays to represent 27 countries, not just colonisers. that's why I initially said it was anachronistic permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
