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Re:Not all the facts fit the anti-colonialist narrative by blaser-waffle on Monday August 10, 2020 @10:14AM (#24109461)
> Such was the game for all of human history until the 20th century

It hasn't stopped, it just stopped being blatant.

See Confessions of an Economic Hitman for the US approach, or the Belt & Road Initiative (and all if it's hidden enforcement measures and implications) for a Chinese implementation.

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Re:Not all the facts fit the anti-colonialist narrative by recuter on Monday August 10, 2020 @02:48PM (#24112644)
Oh absolutely. And there's no shortage of pretty blatant examples to boot, people just conveniently avoid thinking about it. See East Timor for example.

We have yet to fully step out of barbarism and into modernity as a species.

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