Here is a thread where I would like to say what I think of colonialism.
First, I would like to let you know that I know of colonial athrocities. I know what Belgians did in Congo, how the blacks were treated as slaves, etc.
But that does not mean that colonialism was 100% bad. In fact, it might have actually been beneficial.
As this is a website full of progressives and SJWs, you are probably thinking that I am out of my goddamn mind. But let me explain.
The fact is, colonialism brought Western civilisational advances to the 3rd world. Would African or Oceanian nations used the Western advancements, such as democracy or railway, on their own? Probably not. The fact is, such advancements were brought to them by the colonizators. They were the ones who inadvertably taught them how to build railway or do simple offive work, just because they needed the skills. There would probably never be stuff like the Australian democracy, Canadian capitalism or asphalt roads and highways through the Sahara.
For some black or Asian people, colonialism might have even been beneficial. After that, instead of having to worry about stuff like crops failing or many diseases, they often had guaranteed food supply and access to Western medicine, sometimes having better healthcare than Western farmers or workers.
In fact, while colonialism did leave African nations where they are, without colonialism they would have been way worse off.
And part of the reason why the 3rd World is what it is is that they are is the way they dealt with decolonization. Instead slowly getting independence, having aid in it from the West, they decided to decolonize quickly and stop working together with the West. And now they are getting the fruits of that approach.
And what do you think? Do you agree with me? Do you have any counterpoints? Do you think the approach to decolonization was wrong?
