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[–] -3 points 10 months ago (5 children)

It's about European Colonialism, comparing Europeans to Pests or Plagues, and I find that problematic.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Cry more. The bones of your imperial subjects could not care less about your pearl-clutching.

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  • [–] -1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    I don't need to be European to defend Europeans. I don't need to be African to defend Africans. I don't need to be Asian to defend Asians. It's called not being a racist asshole.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

    Europeans aren't a race, and absolutely deserve any and all criticisms possible regarding their several-century-long project of brutality known as 'colonialism'.

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  • [–] -2 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    It's okay to acknowledge the sins of the past, to ask specific nations for reparations.

    It's not okay to call an entire group of people based on ethnic and regional origins an invasive pest. That's the same bullshit as MAGAts mad at China harassing anyone and everyone Asian.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago*

    Depends on how you want take it.. I don't believe the commenters refer really to people, they might be more like targeting Institutions (e.g. British Museum)... It all depends on the sensibility of the reader (like many arguments on the Internet)

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