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submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

On the leftist side of Lemmy there is a pervasive theme of calling Europeans (and by extension white people in general) evil and how the only thing they’ve done is make the rest of the world suffer. And while the latter is plainly observable basically everywhere in the world

It was only Britain, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Belgium.

Calling it "the Europeans" is a fair shorthand I suppose, but remember the Greeks and Swedes didn't sail around the world killing natives for the craic.

[–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

but remember the Greeks and Swedes didn’t sail around the world killing natives for the craic.

The Vikings had a fair go at it - and they came from what is now Norway, Denmark and... Sweden.

[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If that counts, why don't Menelik II's conquests or Genghis Khan?

[–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

Indeed, why not? Temugin was the GOAT at this game.

Global domination isn't a new thing.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The two things the Greeks are most famous for are philosophy... and conquering the known world.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

The idea of conquering the world was Persian. Alexander just took over what Persia what already conquered.