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Originally posted by TheLuckyOnes
I disagree, there was Russification of Finland, slavic people being killed, racial war in Africa, jewish people being enslaved and later murdered during holocaust, and the countless times throughout history when muslims took over parts of Europe. Im not trying to distract from the fact that Slavery and imperialism/colonization was horrible but every single ethnicity on earth has been oppressed by another group of people throughout history
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That was not what I was saying.
What I'm saying is that the modern institutions created by Western Europeans was built on the backs of the "others" people they deemed inferior.
At some things are wrong. When the Muslims took parts if Europe they were far more kind than when the Europeans invaded them. For next example when the Franks invaded Jerusalem they slaughtered every man woman and child, Christian, Jew and Muslim.
The ethnic wars and conflicts, not racial wars are because of Europeans. They pitted groups against each other and drew bad borders. This made tensions worse.
Do you think countries like France, UK, and the US are in this position of power had it not been for imperialism?