• UnderpantsWeevil
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    2 days ago

    I never said it was peaceful. But the colonized have fought for colonizers more often than against them.

    Not only were the colonized accepting of conquest. They were enthusiastic participants.

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      2 days ago

      That’s only when their current government sucked. People being oppressed might welcome a foreign invader.

      People don’t welcome foreign oppressors. There may be some small number of collaborators, but things don’t end well for them.

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        2 days ago

        That’s only when their current government sucked.

        Far more common than you’d guess.

        People don’t welcome foreign oppressors.

        They regionally welcome foreign collaborators. Alberta is a great modern example of Canadians embracing Trumpism on their own terms.