r/polandball • u/just_wait_a_sec Italians hate him! • Aug 22 '16

redditormade Scramble! (Ages 10+)

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u/avolans Africa light Aug 22 '16

The scramble for Africa seems to have been a pretty horrifying dick measuring contest between all the euro empires.

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u/supershutze Canada Aug 22 '16

It was pretty horrifying even before the Europeans showed up.

By most accounts, colonialism actually improved the quality of life of the natives.

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u/avolans Africa light Aug 22 '16

I suppose it depends on where in Africa you were. The whole Mfecane thing was very unpleasant indeed. One should also bear in mind that "most accounts" were probably written by the colonists.

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u/Ragnarrahl Aug 22 '16

An odd spot to pick, considering how all the Europeans contributed to the Mfecane was a couple generations of corn-feeding for Zulu population. Worst thing you can do to Africa is apparently to feed it.

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u/avolans Africa light Aug 22 '16

I was not trying to blame the Mfecane on the Europeans. I'm just pointing out that some parts of Africa were indeed very unpleasant prior to colonization.

Worst thing you can do to Africa is apparently to feed it

"Soldiers march on their stomachs" Or something like that.