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The VOC did improve Dutch society, hell the Netherlands was able to defeat the Spanish empire thanks to the spice trade.
by MomoXenosaga 5y ago
The VOC did improve Dutch society, hell the Netherlands was able to defeat the Spanish empire thanks to the spice trade.
- Maarten88 5y agoOP probably also thought about other societies involved, like the Indonesians, who did not really benefit, quite the opposite, and with far more people.
- ZeroGravitas 5y agoOr OP might have been considering the theory that "Fascism is Colonialism turned inward" and the impacts of that that the Dutch themselves later felt.
- MomoXenosaga 5y agoBut then who gets priority here? The Netherlands or Indonesia? And it can easily be debated Indonesia as we know it would not exist without the VOC...
- orestarod 5y agoWould that be a bad thing?