• SpaceDogs
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    1 year ago

    Latin American and Caribbean States brought century-old recriminations over colonialism and slavery to the table.

    I might be interpreting this incorrectly but this reads as the EU complaining that “century-old” conflicts are being brought up as if they don’t still effect those countries to this day.

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      1 year ago

      As if neo-colonialism isn’t still happening.

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        1 year ago

        I have Kwame Nkrumah’s book on the topic. It should be required reading.