• dmonzel
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    1 year ago

    … you really want to use that argument? “Giving them food, water and energy”? Like they’re prisoners?

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      1 year ago

      I guess Africa is the largest “open air prison”, then, since America has been giving them food, water, and energy?

      Did you even think before writing this zinger?

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        1 year ago

        I mean, if you want to go down that rabbit hole, you certainly can dig into centuries of imperialism and oppression in Africa by outside colonial powers.

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        Ah, I see. You don’t understand nuance and context.