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[–] ValiantDust@feddit.de 156 points 2 years ago (3 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 16 points 2 years ago

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

Seems to be working out for China.

[–] Maultasche@feddit.de 11 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 2 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 2 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 4 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.

[–] UnknownQuantity@lemmy.world 40 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?

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

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

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] UnknownQuantity@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Spanish. Holocaust pales in comparison.

[–] lasagna@programming.dev 29 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] Banana_Piranha@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah I'm gonna need sauce for the French...

[–] echo_w@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] z3k3lon@lemmy.pt 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Been down that rabbit hole in the past. Can confirm.

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

What is this? It almost looks kinky

[–] Hype@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

Unfortunately, it's just a one-off.

[–] GuitarGeek@waveform.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Brb omw to Spain and their colonies

[–] Midnitte@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

Just be sure to get your smallpox vaccine..

[–] arbitrary_sarcasm@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Doesn't this post need the NSFW tag ?

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

Well, I don't think this post need a NSFW tag (there is no nudity on it) but if It bothers you to see a woman with little clothing, i'll put the tag.

[–] arbitrary_sarcasm@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I don't mean to be "that guy", but she is basically naked except for a piece of string. But I appreciate that you added the tag anyways

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Even the Spaniard's helmet looks like a bellend

[–] SexyPolariton@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] Historical_General@lemm.ee 5 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.

[–] Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] UnknownQuantity@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe you need to read something about Spanish colonisation.

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

Can you recommend something ? I'm not very literate on the subject myself

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

The primary Spanish sources are pretty explicit about their behaviour, other than the lies about the nature of the natives. They tended to keep meticulous records.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago
[–] 8rhn6t6s@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Read about their 300+ years colonization of the Philippines.

[–] 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.