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Does everything have to be so black and white? The article clearly states "pride, as well as shame" Everything to do with colonialism = bad is such a boneheade

Does everything have to be so black and white? The article clearly states "pride, as well as shame" Everything to do with colonialism = bad is such a boneheaded simplification, thank god there are academics brave enough to look at it from a non-hysterical perspective Also pride leading to invasion is a non sequitur, Germans can be proud of Autobahns without wanting to invade Poland again

nhchris 4y ago
> Everything to do with colonialism = bad European colonialism. Take a look at Wikipedia's article on Muslim-colonized Spain, and it's almost nothing but praise. The entire opening section doesn't even mention the slavery of non-Muslims that was practiced. Under the Caliphate of Córdoba, al-Andalus was a center of learning, and the city of Córdoba, the second largest in Europe, became one of the leading cultural and economic centers throughout the Mediterranean Basin, Europe, and the Islamic world. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Andalus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Andalus