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> regaining control of former colony This is an oversimplification... How many countries have built nuclear power plants and missile assembly lines in their co
by altfredd 4y ago
> regaining control of former colony
This is an oversimplification... How many countries have built nuclear power plants and missile assembly lines in their colonies?
- cuteboy19 4y agoThe British built a sizable chunk of the indian railways. In fact to this day there are plenty of British era bridges that survive whereas modern ones crumble within 20 years. Surely you don't imply that the British were not colonizers?
- gdy 4y agoRailways have strategic importance for the military. Think of the Roman empire building roads.
- ceejayoz 4y ago"It's not a colony if you build infrastructure in it" seems like the sort of oversimplification you're complaining about. The USSR certainly didn't plan to lose Ukraine.
- gdy 4y agoUnlike colonies which West always planned to lose?