>The article states that "Europe was massively enriched by the genocides in the Americas" Whether Europe was successful or not in profiting from the genocide,

>The article states that "Europe was massively enriched by the genocides in the Americas" Whether Europe was successful or not in profiting from the genocide, genocide did happen and I think the author is merely saying that the western world for the most part doesn't own up to this. Regarding the profitability of colonialism, while I agree that it's debatable whether Europe itself was massively enriched by the colonies, Europeans profited. European immigrants to North America were able to create an empire by consolidating their power over the indigenous residents then leveraging North America's land and natural resources.