Here's a pro tip from a German: To make everyone forget about your colonial past and the atrocities you commited in your colonies, you just have to commit even bigger atrocities.
this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2023
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Es hilft auch, wenn dir alle Kolonien weggenommen werden und der Nachfolger noch schlimmer mit den einheimischen umgeht.
Was war denn im heutigen Namibia nach der deutschen Kolonialzeit schlimmer als der Völkermord an den Herero und Nama?
Schlimmer ist immer so ne Sache und sehr subjektiv. Das es danach aber immernoch nicht gut war würde ich aber schon behaupten. Namibia würde unter das Mandat Südafrikas gestellt, welches es dann prompt annektierte und dort auch das brutale Apartheid Regime einführte.
Das führte zu einen blutigen jahrzehntelangem Unabhängigkeitskrieg welcher erst 1990 mit der vollständigen Unabhängigkeit aufhörte
Ja, war auch definitiv nicht mein Anliegen, da verschiedenes Leid gegeneinander aufzuwiegen. Wollte eigentlich einer Relativierung à la "die danach waren noch schlimmer, also was solls" vorbeugen. Aber bin wahrscheinlich etwas übers Ziel rausgeschossen und hab das gleiche in die andere Richtung gemacht.
Or you just deny it ever happened/was a problem.
Seems to be working out for China.
Well this sure sounds like y'all are up to something new.... That can't be good
A sequel has been long overdue
Am I the only one who thinks that at least some resemblance to actual history should be reflected in these memes?
Which one doesn't work?
Spanish. Holocaust pales in comparison.
Why be historically accurate when you can play off of stereotypes?
Belgium one made me laugh but the history of it is absolutely depressing.
Yeah I'm gonna need sauce for the French...
Sad to say the sauce isn't what you'd expect: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/forced-to-drink-milk
Been down that rabbit hole in the past. Can confirm.
What is this? It almost looks kinky
Unfortunately, it's just a one-off.
I actually wanted the sauce too in the past, but unfortunately there are no video :(
Even the Spaniard's helmet looks like a bellend
Yep
Well that explains why all Spanish colonies end up corrupt. They were all "corrupted" early on that colonization period.
Maybe you need to read something about Spanish colonisation.
Can you recommend something ? I'm not very literate on the subject myself
The primary Spanish sources are pretty explicit about their behaviour, other than the lies about the nature of the natives. They tended to keep meticulous records.
Read about their 300+ years colonization of the Philippines.
Brb omw to Spain and their colonies
Just be sure to get your smallpox vaccine..
Historically it's actually the French who have been known for having had much sexual relations with trafficked women.
Aren't we forgetting about Portugal? The spanish can't hold a candle to the portuguese when it comes to "getting to know" other peoples. In the biblical sense.
This is degrading to native women and peoples.