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[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (11 children)

That doesn't excuse the Americans though

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Edit: this one might be better

[–] fishos@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Military bases != Colonization.

One is an outpost. The other is making the people there subservient to you. I get the point you're making, but it's not the same and it trivializes actual colonization(which yes, the US does do). India wasn't just a military base for the British. They ruled over them and collected taxes and imposed laws. Same with Ireland. It's be offensive to compare their plights to placing a military base.

[–] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 month ago (6 children)
[–] towerful@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

Programming Vs science

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