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[-] renzhexiangjiao@lemmy.blahaj.zone -5 points 1 month ago

and there are still many eu member states that can hardly be accused of directly engaging in modern colonialism, I'm simply saying we shouldn't lump them all together

[-] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 8 points 1 month ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Six

Oh, wow, almost the whole gang is here! What a coincidence...

This is a conversation about history. It doesn't include modern member states because they were not member states when the modern European colonization of Africa first occurred.

[-] renzhexiangjiao@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

This is a conversation about history. It doesn’t include modern member states because they were not member states when the modern European colonization of Africa first occurred.

therefore,

EU flag doesn't fit here because it's a symbol that's used nowadays to represent 27 countries, not just colonisers. that's why I initially said it was anachronistic

[-] m532@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 month ago

EU is part of burger empire, burger empire does all the colonialism and imperialism today

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