Colonialism is much older than capitalism, so no. The Romans practiced it, as did medieval kings. Colonialism is a crime of opportunity. You see it whenever yo

Colonialism is much older than capitalism, so no. The Romans practiced it, as did medieval kings. Colonialism is a crime of opportunity. You see it whenever your group has relatively advanced technology in terms of navigation, transportation, logistics, governance, and military. Humans aren’t innately ethical. We’ve had to develop ethics through a long process of philosophical debate, with many setbacks and oversights. I think we’re doing alright.