• Wanderer@lemm.eeOP
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    2 months ago

    That doesn’t excuse the Americans though

    USmilitarybasesaroundtheworld.jpeg

    Edit: this one might be better

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      2 months ago

      Military bases != Colonization.

      One is an outpost. The other is making the people there subservient to you. I get the point you’re making, but it’s not the same and it trivializes actual colonization(which yes, the US does do). India wasn’t just a military base for the British. They ruled over them and collected taxes and imposed laws. Same with Ireland. It’s be offensive to compare their plights to placing a military base.

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      2 months ago

      I don’t think they need the soldiers to know where the fuck they are, just that “you’re protecting ~corporate interests~ freedom!”