• bouh@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    All but those who are excluded from it. Who are the slaves in your countries? How many societies had to be destroyed for your country to become what it is now?

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      1 year ago

      Who are the slaves in your countries?

      Speaking for my country, uh idk, don’t think anyone here’s a slave. Occasionally you hear of some sketchy work practices, usually involving underpaid immigrant workers at restaurants but those issues are quickly dealt with.

      How many societies had to be destroyed for your country to become what it is now?

      None as far as I’m aware. We were first exploited by the swedish empire and later by the rus*ian empire. After which we were destroyed twice by soviets and barely scraped against the nazis. So I’d say we were on the colonized side of history rather than the exploiting colonial one, the swedish speaking population here still owns way more than the rest of the country - relatively speaking - as often is the case in exploited countries as old money never really dies out even if the underlying society progresses past it. Of course I’m glossing over a ton of historical events here and straightening out corners, but I’m happy with the answer.