> I dont see 580 million people speaking the Dutch language (who were known as cooperators, traders, culturally respectful in many cases) I don't mean to enga

> I dont see 580 million people speaking the Dutch language (who were known as cooperators, traders, culturally respectful in many cases) I don't mean to engage in a flame war like we saw above, but "cooperators, culturally respectful" does not apply to any European Empire, afaik: https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/08/10/dutch-colonial-history-indonesia-villains-victims/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/08/10/dutch-colonial-history-...