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[–] ValiantDust@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Here's a pro tip from a German: To make everyone forget about your colonial past and the atrocities you commited in your colonies, you just have to commit even bigger atrocities.

[–] Cybermass@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Or you just deny it ever happened/was a problem.

Seems to be working out for China.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago

Nah, European colonialism in China is pretty well remembered.

[–] UnknownQuantity@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Am I the only one who thinks that at least some resemblance to actual history should be reflected in these memes?

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] UnknownQuantity@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Spanish. Holocaust pales in comparison.

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Why be historically accurate when you can play off of stereotypes?

[–] lasagna@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

Belgium one made me laugh but the history of it is absolutely depressing.