Do any of them know what the word “liberal” actually means?

  • Cowbee@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    It was literally founded on settler-colonialism. Just because this resulted in such a profound and extensive destruction of countless peoples that are nearly wiped out today doesn’t make it less colonial.

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        2 months ago

        There were many colonies, lol. There was also Settler-Colonialism. Read about US history some time.

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          2 months ago

          Yeah, and of the actual colonies America had, they were a tiny size/number compared to European ones. All of India, most of China, all of South America lol

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            2 months ago

            I never said European countries were not colonizers, all I stated was that the US is a genocidal settler-colonial state and you can only do whataboutisms.

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              2 months ago

              I said,

              Not really on a scale comparable to Europe, no.

              And I’m the one who said the US was genocidal, not you. Don’t steal my woke-points, win your own fair and square.

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                  2 months ago

                  I’m a progressive, not that the distinction matters to you. You see everyone right of Lenin as a conservative.

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                    2 months ago

                    Nah, you’re directly concerned with attacking leftists and redefining words. Any anti-leftist can be considered a reactionary, but that word might not make sense to you.