• grue@lemmy.world
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    Since when were the Falklands an example of colonialism? Nobody lived there until the Europeans showed up.

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        1 year ago

        That’s why I was careful to choose the word “colonialism” (which is what the comment I replied to was implying) instead of just “colony.”

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            1 year ago

            The original commenter wrote:

            Having colonies in the year 2023 is ridiculous though, I don’t know why so many comments act like Britain is in the right here in any way whatsoever.

            If you can’t see how that heavily implies colonialism, I don’t know what more to tell you.

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        Okay but these days when someone says colonialism, they typically mean the colonisation of already inhabited lands and the subjugation of natives. It’s a pretty loaded word these days.

        The original commenter has slightly missed the point that there were no previous inhabitants, in my opinion.