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French colonization was worse than British colonization. All their colonies still speak French because they erased their culture and languages.

They are definitely not the "good guys" in these areas.

Alex_a 2y ago

I think that we in Europe have to keep one thing in mind: our

wealth and also our economic strength is always also based on the poverty (colonization) and the crises and wars of other regions of the world. We are doing well because others are doing badly! Is France the worst player and in the colonial game? Maybe. But Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Germany also play their roles. What really pisses (sorry) me off is that Europe always looks so patronizingly at Africa. After all, Europe provides development aid is always emphasized. The responsibility for much of what happens in Africa is pushed aside. That's why #Bitcoin is so important for Africa.

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iefan 🕊️ 2y ago

I don't think it's just a French thing. Sometimes, the British committed some of the worst imaginable atrocities, and Churchill laughed at those with racist phrases. Every powerful country was doing it, but of course that doesn't make it right.

I try not to judge history by current standards, recognizing that humans have done some very awful things in the past and within their own civilizations.

mathias 2y ago

Come on. Nothing even close to British colonisation. In fact it is still a thing and brits seems to be proud if it. Look at the North America.

macrominutes 2y ago

I disagree, they certainly did many bad things but if you look into the Spanish conquest of central and South America it was much worse than what the British did in North America.

398ja 2y ago

I will respectfully disagree with parts of it. Please, consider this: It's because Europe was already rich in the first place, that it was able to colonise Africa.

Colonial endeavours were megalomaniac and audacious projects of rich countries that made no economic sense (like all government programs!). This is why the "pragmatic Germans", unlike the British and the French, were never enthusiastic about it.

I think basic things like freedom, respect of property rights etc, that were never a reality in Africa, can better explain the wealth gap between the continents, and this is why bitcoin is so important, because it will bring freedom, property rights etc, and therefore, true and long-lasting development.

When looking at the atrocities committed by colonial powers, it's important to add some context. Africa was almost never a peaceful continent. It was true before, during colonial times, and also today.

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