The Russian Presidential Aide and head of the Russian negotiating group with Ukraine also said that recently the Russian Military Historical Society handed over several thousand books to the institutions where Ukrainian prisoners of war are being held, including textbooks on the history of Russia in the 20th century and pamphlets about Bandera
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.
a third of African countries have a monetary policy run out of EU right now; CFA Franc is used by like 200 million people.
By choice, mind you. The CFA franc was introduced during colonial times, but after their independence, countries have the option to keep it or get their own currency. Some introduced their own currency. Others, that had never been French colonies, adopted the CFA franc.
It is absolutely a remnant of colonialism, but countries are free to adopt it or not.
So its still colonialism, and you’re doing the IMAX
We’re not talking about the CFA franc; we’re talking about neocolonialism, about World Bank and IMF debt traps and imposed neoliberal shock therapies.
Who is “we”? Diva mentioned the CFA franc, and I responded to that. That’s what we’re talking about.
But your criticism of the IMF and World Bank is justified.
I mean, the CFA franc is one part of the system. governments can willingly become a part of a system that’s exploitative when they see some advantage. Usually it’s the people on the receiving end of shock therapy that get the negative consequences while a minority cash out.
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).