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> Its seems to be a Socialist trait that it cant happen without being forced on a population by intelligentsia. Is that fair? No, given the evidence, it's not

> Its seems to be a Socialist trait that it cant happen without being forced on a population by intelligentsia. Is that fair? No, given the evidence, it's not fair. You could say the exact same thing for Capitalism. Please. Now you're just being purposefully insulting.

JoeAltmaier 10y ago
I'm not confusing Colonialism with capitalism.
- John23832 10y ago
  What do you think the purpose of Colonialism was?
  - pjlegato 10y ago
    "Colonialism" does not exist as such. It's merely a sometimes useful intellectual abstraction, not a real thing. It has no objectives or purpose, because it does not and never actually existed as a real thing. It's merely a summary shorthand for a certain set of ideas. Trying to impute motives to an unreal analytic abstraction is the reification fallacy.[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reification_(fallacy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reification_(fallacy)
    - John23832 10y ago
      > "Colonialism" does not exist as such. That is an empty refutation... Colonialism was(is?) as very real practice. I really don't understand how you can claim that it is an "intellectual abstraction" You went to Wikipeda for the definition of reification, but not for the definition of Colonialism[1]? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonialism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonialism
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