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[โ€“] germanixx@lemmings.world 6 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Sorry is China cutting people hand because they didn't pick up their quota of rubber for the day? Ah that's right, it was Belgium.

Quit downplaying the horror of real colonisation.

[โ€“] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml -3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

downplaying

Where am I doing that?

Sorry is China cutting people hand

This is literally whataboutism.

Was Leopold bloody years of terror vastly worse? Yes. Who is arguing with that? Is China benevolent and non exploitative? The African studies done by locals tend to say no.