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I agree, it's a bit strange to pretend only colonial europeans were cruel. To the extent that cruelty is pointed out in order to make things better going forwar

I agree, it's a bit strange to pretend only colonial europeans were cruel. To the extent that cruelty is pointed out in order to make things better going forward, I'm all for that. But basically like you said, every empire throughout history was built on ruthlesness and cruelty, else it would not be an empire but a village. Our technology and knowledge today allows for better empires though, so we should demand better behaviour today.

christkv 6y ago
In an ideal world we would have not empires but it’s not realistic due to human nature. Right now I would say there are two main empires. US and China and a set of second rate powers like the EU, India and Japan.
- kingkawn 6y ago
  The idea that any of us who are a product of this era of empire and its transparently hollow assumptions have a clue about “human nature” seems laughable