Comments by "peabase" (@peabase) on "Tensions between ECOWAS and Niger escalate with new threat of troops | DW News" video.
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@omwami9071 I was educated in both (northern) Belgium and Holland. Both the Flemish, who've struggled for their emancipation as well, and the goody-goody Dutch are very open about their colonial history, warts and all.
Russia most certainly colonised Finland, and actively attempted to Russify it. In case it has eluded you, Russia was not exactly known as a benevolent colonial power. In fact, Russia is still very much at it, as the conflict in Ukraine shows.
I alluded to five centuries of Swedish rule over Finland, but you conveniently chose to ignore it. It took the Swedes two crusades(!) to subjugate the Finns. Over the next centuries, many rebellions and uprisings followed.
In fact, there are many similarities between the Scramble for Africa and how Finland and the Baltic states ended up invaded, annexed and exploited. Like Africans, we're still aware of our tribal affiliations. When Sweden set up its American colony, it picked Forest Finns as settlers, since they stood the best chance of survival, being used to living off the land. They got on well with the Native Americans, whose lifestyle was very similar.
I'm afraid it does beg the question why Africa, with some exceptions, underperforms in developing itself. We've been robbed, too, but we're not using it as an excuse.
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