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      Orrrrrrrrrr you could just put down the western propaganda and free your self from colonialism js

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        Freeing people from colonialism requires defeating Russia. That’s the last remaining colonial empire in Europe that’s still holding on to most of its colonies. And even wants the few it’s lost back.

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            About what? The other European colonial powers have lost most of their colonies. Spain and Portugal don’t control South America anymore. The UK doesn’t control India, Africa, Canada, Australia or the US. Netherlands doesn’t control Indonesia or Suriname. France doesn’t control western Africa (although it does still try to interfere sometimes). But Russia still controls Siberia. And they also want Ukraine back.

            That’s a real colonial power. Modern neocolonialism notwithstanding, Russia still has the original thing.

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              a third of African countries have a monetary policy run out of EU right now; CFA Franc is used by like 200 million people.

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              Imagine how dishonest you would have to be to claim that all or Europe isn’t colonial because they’ve mostly not formally gotten overseas colonies, but Russia is “a real colonial power” because they control Siberia (not as a colony, mind, just as part of the country).