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  • Oh, lying.

    Why rudeness?

    I’m not spreading any pro-imperialism narrative, where did you get that from. Its a fact that european empires colonized world when those states were feudal. Before that during middle ages there were settlers from german lands towards the east. Probably inspired lebensraum ideas. And I bring up 1848 because during spring in that year many revolutions happened with liberal demands. And empires existed before that.

    Liberalism came from systems that did rely on settler-colonialism for a reason

    And the reason is? I don’t quite follow.

    Could you explain how you’re conscious of colonialism while only discussing its system in terms of its most privileged benefactors?

    Maybe because I’m from central Europe?

    One common idea of birth of liberalism is that it comes from industrialization. But this doesn’t hold because Russia and China are perfect counterexamples. I was more convinced that it comes from evolution of Western Christian philosophy. I read some french author for supportive arguments and an indian anti-colonialist one which also supports this argument but of course from the opposite.

    So all in all I would rather examine philosophical currents in Europe when trying to understand liberalism.

    As for colonialism. Being product of feudal logic makes great sense to me


  • Colonialism peaked in 19th century when countries doing it werent liberal democracies. Universal suffrage for men became thing only at the end of century. But widespread demands started in 1848. Before that voting was restricted to income/tax/property.

    political system that emerged in the exact places colonialism benefitted represents a political system that emerged out of colonialism

    Not all european liberal democracies had colonies. But it is true that those countries that had them, didn’t decolonize after liberalization.













  • No. I think every sane person is against sexual harassment. Term has become so broad and there are many things under that label that I disagree with. And because its so broad and popular it has attracted all sorts of slimy politicians to it.

    My eyes roll 720 degrees when I see prolific feminists addressing EU parliament and taking photos with all sorts of celebrities and politicians. At the same time there is loud silence when the most high profile sexual scandal comes out that involves one of the top politicians in the country. And the rest of “feminist” nomenclature just rolls with it domestically and internationally. Bunch of spineless politicians.