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Their justification for colonizing countries was that France had a "civilizing mission." Maybe you've heard of that? I realize that's not necessarily identical
by Cupertino95014 4y ago
Their justification for colonizing countries was that France had a "civilizing mission." Maybe you've heard of that? I realize that's not necessarily identical to "human rights."
- webmobdev 4y agoI think that has more to do with Christianity - that political narrative of "civilising" people was a common binding thread between all the imperialists. It was thus common for Christian missionaries to be some of the first settlers in any new colony.
- lm28469 4y agoFunnily enough that was a very left wing view too