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minus-squareInitiateofthevoid@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAlmost every colony ever: gets oppressed and exploited, fights for independence, gains sovereignty, becomes either a tense ally or a hostile rival to their former empire Earthlings: “maybe we should colonize space”
minus-squareᴍᴜᴛɪʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴡᴀᴠᴇ @lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 months agoSeriously? Most of the world today are colonies of the rich parts. We just don’t say it that way.
Almost every colony ever: gets oppressed and exploited, fights for independence, gains sovereignty, becomes either a tense ally or a hostile rival to their former empire
Earthlings: “maybe we should colonize space”
Seriously? Most of the world today are colonies of the rich parts. We just don’t say it that way.