Colonialism whilst absolutely about money and power – was also about “taming the natives” – in essence, wiping out their culture and assimilating them into what was considered civilised. So whilst the intention may not have been there to take lives, the intention was definitely there to wipe out ways of life and replace it with something that was imagined to be better. When I look at it that way, I’m not sure what’s worse.
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