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**andrekuper** · 08-29-2012, 10:31 PM

I think his focus is primarily on the indigenous people.

In all of those cases, the natives got screwed.

Ah...yes, I see that now. Though I will say that it's not like the Native Americans were very cosmopolitan before we showed up. They lived very brutal lives that was nothing like Disney movies. I think India also has done fairly well for itself and so has Brazil.

Here's the thing that needs to be considered...what was there before colonialization and what would you expect to be different if it hadn't had happened? I don't think you can honestly say that Africa would be a shinning jewel of civilization w/o past colonialism.

08-29-2012, 10:31 PM	#4
andrekuper Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 496 Senior Member	I think his focus is primarily on the indigenous people. In all of those cases, the natives got screwed. Ah...yes, I see that now. Though I will say that it's not like the Native Americans were very cosmopolitan before we showed up. They lived very brutal lives that was nothing like Disney movies. I think India also has done fairly well for itself and so has Brazil. Here's the thing that needs to be considered...what was there before colonialization and what would you expect to be different if it hadn't had happened? I don't think you can honestly say that Africa would be a shinning jewel of civilization w/o past colonialism.
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