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That’s always what this has been about.

I would add Zionist settler colonialism in the mix

A two front war is never a good idea

Not too sure tho, how bombing and starving civilians including children on a strip of land for 8-9 months qualifies as war, now that I think about it.

Thanks for pointing that out, I didn't know the Mises caucus, and they sound terrible. Actually, I only knew of Mises and some other dudes from the Austrian school of economics and thought it would be a legit institute. Looks like that's not the case.

if it is can we get a better source

That would be so great, I did look around for the "typical" western media but I didn't find any outlet mentioning it. Maybe I missed it, I dunno. So If anyone spotted a recent relevant article, please do share.

We do know for sure that the 50-years petrodollar agreement that Nixon signed with Saudi Arabia ended this June.

‘MILESTONE’ PACT IS SIGNED BY U.S. AND SAUDI ARABIA - NYT - June 9, 1974

According to IOM, 2023 was the

Deadliest Year on Record for Migrants with Nearly 8,600 Deaths in 2023

And BBC talks about 43 deaths in 3 years?

The 15 incidents we analysed - dated May 2020-23 - resulted in 43 deaths.

I'm not denying they analysed 15 incidents, I'm just saying that the number of deaths presented in this article is far to low, to be close to the actual number.

It looks like this BBC article has very misleading numbers. Please see:

The UN Refugee Agency - One year on from the tragic shipwreck off Pylos, Greece - 14 June 2024

The boat, carrying up to 750 people according to testimonies, capsized on 14 June 2023. Only 104 people were rescued and 82 bodies were retrieved, leaving hundreds missing.

Since the Pylos shipwreck, more lives have been lost in the Mediterranean Sea. In particular, since 14 June last year, IOM’s Missing Migrants Project has recorded at least 1,516 deaths and disappearances on the Central Mediterranean Route, with 175 recorded on the Eastern Med. In 2023, 3,155 people lost their lives or went missing trying to cross the Mediterranean, while so far in 2024 the toll has reached 923.

Title:

Israel says Hamas rejects key elements of US ceasefire plan for Gaza

From the same article:

The United States has said Israel accepted its proposal, but Israel has not publicly said this.

So instead of focusing on what Israel has to say about this proposal, we are asked to focus on what Israel has to say about what Hamas allegedly says on this proposal.

Check out their post history and decide for yourself.

I have, and this is why when you say

This is cosplaying online for clout.

I really don't see what you are referring to.

Well I dunno, defending Palestinians doesn't sound like spamming to me. I'd call it solidarity.

For anyone watching ... Like I say: All speculation. The truth is I have no idea.

What a weird rant to share.

Summing up the conversation that took place here before your comment, I'd say the following and copy-paste a couple of things.

Of course there have been different levels of colonization coming from Europe. But in some cases, saying for example Sweden has little colonial involvement is like saying Sweden was a little Nazi in WW2. Should we applaud Sweden then?

So, it is also important to be able to approach european colonialism as a whole, since it has the common ground that whites are superior to everybody else.

Ah ok. I thought when you said

The Herero and Nama was a genocide, yes. Not something you could single Germany out for, though.

you meant that others where responsible for this genocide, not only the Germans.

It has the common ground in technological and military supremacy flanked by the native, European that is, population being really into the enlightenment,

Ouch. That's a colonial narrative. Scary.

Wasn’t me who made that claim.

You are so right about that, my bad.

The Herero and Nama was a genocide, yes. Not something you could single Germany out for, though.

I don't have someone else in mind? Any relevant link? (Yep, I like links a lot) I only know of the Herero and Nama genocide that was waged by the German Empire.

For the rest you mention about Nigeria, and since the article posted here is about Europe, I will kinda stick to the point I mentioned previously: It is important to be able to approach european colonialism as a whole, since it has the common ground of white supremacy.

I'll try replying differently.

Completely forgotten that you wanted to talk about Sweden and Germany in particular, did you?

Not at all. You maid a claim, I asked for links. Then I provided 2 that are in relation to the way I see meaningful approaching european colonialism, as a whole since the basis is the same: white supremacy.

As to size comparisons, you could, for example, dunno, look at maps.

There are many criteria on colonial varieties and impact, borders is just one of them. For many more, please see relevant link above (Analysis of Western European colonialism and colonization).

Sweden’s only notable colony has been Finland.

Because you say so? Also, this statement undervalues the many Swedish overseas colonies (see relevant link above - Swedish overseas colonies) as well as the swedish participation in slave trade, both legal and illegal. A couple of examples among many.

Germany was a bigger player but came very late to the game.

Germany was a big player, not a bigger player, since late 1800. (see relevant link above - German colonial empire)

several military and genocidal campaigns by the Germans

Also, you talk about big powers, big players, bigger players so vaguely that I find it hard to follow.

It’s definitely accurate to say that they had very little colonial involvement compared to the big powers.

I wonder how you could back this claim. Any link in mind?

Please take a look at the following articles and maps:

Map: European colonialism conquered every country in the world but these five

Analysis of Western European colonialism and colonization - wiki

Germany and Sweden ... were not part of the colonist movement

Was this a joke?

German colonial empire - wiki

Swedish overseas colonies - wiki

This was a very informative article, but I have to admit I don't agree with it's framing of the problem.

No doubt, migration has enforced ethnocentric tendencies, and this is reflected in elections. Migration is a problem created by capitalism in a two ways.

1. People are fleeing their countries because of war, environmental catastrophies or to find a better job and life, among other reasons. Problems that have been created by capitalism.
2. The most popular receiving countries in europe are former colonialist powers, so good-old racism comes back to the picture since it was not really addressed in the first place. Also in these countries neoliberalism has hijacked governments through legal lobbying, so relevant policies are being implemented that favor of the rich, definitely not the people, even less immigrants.

Briefly I could say, capitalism has destroyed democracy, or at least any reminiscence of democracy that representative democracy had, so the road has been cleared for quite some time now, for neo-fascist tendencies to be represented in local and EU parliaments.

I think talking about migration without mentioning capitalism or neoliberalism, gives a distorted picture of what's been happening in Europe, during the last decades.

It's more in relation to the following:

The global range for operational military GHG emissions is approximately between 300 and 600 million tonnes (Mt) of CO2 e, which is between 0.6% and 1.2% of total global GHG emissions.19 The estimate for the global military carbon footprint is approximately between 1,600 to 3,500 MtCO 2 e, which is between 3.3% and 7.0% of total global GHG emissions. These are wide ranges of estimates, but they emphasise the paucity of data in this field.

From Estimating the Military’s Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions - 2022 :: Authors: Stuart Parkinson, Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) with Linsey Cottrell, Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS)

No paywall link