- flamingo_pinyata ( @flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz ) 50•3 months ago
tbh, up to 80 years ago Europeans were in constant war as well and nobody else drew their borders
EU had to be created to finally stop French and Germans from killing each other - DessertStorms ( @DessertStorms@kbin.social ) 50•3 months ago
They didn’t just create the borders, but also actively pitted the different local groups in each region, all over the globe, against each other to keep them from joining forces against the colonisers and imperialists, so very deliberate war mongering.
Similar tactics are used today in the form of “culture wars” and institutional and systemic bigotry - we (the working class, the majority of the population) are divided and pitted against each other by those who want to keep us from joining forces and turning on them.
- BestBouclettes ( @BestBouclettes@jlai.lu ) 13•3 months ago
And did pretty much the same thing with Africa
- Letstakealook ( @Letstakealook@lemm.ee ) 12•3 months ago
Not pretty much, they literally did that. The Rwandan genocide (probably the most well known, next to Darfur) was the direct result of Belgian colonialism and racism.
- 100_kg_90_de_belin ( @100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it ) 6•3 months ago
It can also be argued that Belgian predatory colonialism at least facilitated the emergence of HIV
- DessertStorms ( @DessertStorms@kbin.social ) 5•3 months ago
Yes, that’s why I said
the different local groups in each region, all over the globe
- BestBouclettes ( @BestBouclettes@jlai.lu ) 1•3 months ago
Yep sorry, missed that part 👍
- queermunist she/her ( @queermunist@lemmy.ml ) 34•3 months ago
And lets not forget shit like the CIA overthrowing attempts at democracy.
And of course the UN partitioning Palestine to create Israel.
And all the fucking oil wars.
- Rhaedas ( @Rhaedas@fedia.io ) 16•3 months ago
When I learned that even World War I was sparked by oil grabs, I was briefly surprised, then realized, of course it was.
- survivalmachine ( @survivalmachine@beehaw.org ) 15•3 months ago
Typo. Post is missing “the”.
- Steve ( @Steve@startrek.website ) 12•3 months ago
Amazing there was never any conflict in the middle east before WW2!
…checks the bible…
Oh. This post is stupid.
- SplashJackson ( @SplashJackson@lemmy.ca ) 4•3 months ago
Downvoted for using the retard rallying cry, “my brother in Christ”
- pyrflie ( @pyrflie@lemm.ee ) 4•3 months ago
I’m glad I’m not the only one who truly hate’s this meme. I’ve had to listen to so many fucking gaming and entertainment channels that have run this cause the religious community is fucking idiots. Profiteering doesn’t mean shit if you spread their message of hate and repression.
- xor ( @xor@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English4•3 months ago
Downvoted for using the r-slur
- unalivejoy ( @joyjoy@lemm.ee ) English3•3 months ago
Europeans when they go to c/196 (rule)
- Steve ( @Steve@startrek.website ) 1•3 months ago
I’m 14 and this is deep.