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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

“The truth is, Europe did what they did in 1914 so there doesn’t come to here (their continent).”

Are you serious?

#1 Europe didn’t do anything in 1914 to Africa other than use it as a sideshow to the war that was starting up north.

The actual Scramble for Africa (no less of an invasion than what is taking place today), was to secure resources, outlets for goods, converts to the church (minor point) and strategic advantage over rival empires.

I hardly doubt King Leopold was chopping off hands of people in the Congo because they were desperately trying to flood into Antwerp, Nor were the Germans in on the Volta to keep the natives from becoming Prussians.

Leave the revisionist history to the left, dude.


59 posted on 05/30/2017 5:42:33 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: VanDeKoik
#1 Europe didn’t do anything in 1914 to Africa other than use it as a sideshow to the war that was starting up north.

Excuse me. Have you seen a map of 1914 Africa with all the European Powers dividing it up?

The actual Scramble for Africa (no less of an invasion than what is taking place today), was to secure resources, outlets for goods, converts to the church (minor point) and strategic advantage over rival empires.

It was also to help modernize the continent so the people wouldn't flood Europe like they're doing now.

I hardly doubt King Leopold was chopping off hands of people in the Congo

Did I say he was?

because they were desperately trying to flood into Antwerp, Nor were the Germans in on the Volta to keep the natives from becoming Prussians.

No, they weren't flooding Europe then. But the European powers had the foresight to know that it was going to happen eventually. That's the primary reason why they colonized Africa.

Leave the revisionist history to the left, dude.

OK, Trotsky.

76 posted on 05/30/2017 2:34:28 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Man-made global liberalism is killing the planet)
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