> That's like comparing Ebola to the plague, both were terrible. Clearly both were morally reprehensible. I posed this question from a perspective that Europea

> That's like comparing Ebola to the plague, both were terrible. Clearly both were morally reprehensible. I posed this question from a perspective that European colonialism seems to get more of a "pass" in the public consciousness -- at least from an American perspective. I would be interested to know how much it is talked about in Europe, where I haven't lived or visited in several years.