> While I don’t disagree that decolonization was progress, it ironically came at the cost of the peace that had been imposed on the colonies by their former col

> While I don’t disagree that decolonization was progress, it ironically came at the cost of the peace that had been imposed on the colonies by their former colonial masters. What is this "peace" you speak of? I think you want to take a closer look at the oppression that was endemic to colonization and occupation of foreign lands. One of the worse examples is Belgium's colonization of the Congo: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/feb5/belgian-king-establishes-congo-free-state/ https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/feb5/belgian-king... If an African laborer didn't produce rubber (for example), it was common to chop off a hand (his own or a family member's) to encourage him to work harder. Congo may be on the worse end of the spectrum of colonization, but it is hardly a singular example.