CyborgMarx [any, any] to askchapo • 3 years agoOk history session time, who's truly responsible for capitalism, the Italy, the Dutch or perfidious Albion?message-squaremessage-square59 fedilinkarrow-up147file-text
arrow-up147message-squareOk history session time, who's truly responsible for capitalism, the Italy, the Dutch or perfidious Albion?CyborgMarx [any, any] to askchapo • 3 years agomessage-square59 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAnarchoMLDialectic [comrade/them,any]hexbear28·3 years agoModern banking is Italian and more complex financial instruments like shares are Dutch and bleeding the natives white while you praise yourself for civilizing them is all of the above but the British did it best. link
minus-squareIdeology [she/her]hexbear12·3 years agoDon't forget about Columbus starting the encomienda system in the first place. link
minus-squareClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]hexbear12·3 years agoI don’t think you’re blaming the Spanish enough here link
minus-squareMardoniush [she/her]hexbear7·edit-23 years agoThe Dutch never even pretended to "civilise". They wanted nutmeg (which was only found in one place at the time), the people there said no. They murdered everyone on the island and imported slaves to get the nutmeg. None of this faffing about with proxy rulers like the British. link
Modern banking is Italian and more complex financial instruments like shares are Dutch and bleeding the natives white while you praise yourself for civilizing them is all of the above but the British did it best.
Don't forget about Columbus starting the encomienda system in the first place.
I don’t think you’re blaming the Spanish enough here
The Dutch never even pretended to "civilise". They wanted nutmeg (which was only found in one place at the time), the people there said no.
They murdered everyone on the island and imported slaves to get the nutmeg. None of this faffing about with proxy rulers like the British.