Okay but these days when someone says colonialism, they typically mean the colonisation of already inhabited lands and the subjugation of natives. It’s a pretty loaded word these days.
The original commenter has slightly missed the point that there were no previous inhabitants, in my opinion.
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That’s why I was careful to choose the word “colonialism” (which is what the comment I replied to was implying) instead of just “colony.”
My point was the original commenter never said it was an example of colonialism.
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If you can’t see how that heavily implies colonialism, I don’t know what more to tell you.
Okay but these days when someone says colonialism, they typically mean the colonisation of already inhabited lands and the subjugation of natives. It’s a pretty loaded word these days.
The original commenter has slightly missed the point that there were no previous inhabitants, in my opinion.