Comments by "peabase" (@peabase) on "G20 leaders agree to make African Union a permanent member | DW News" video.

@male-efficient7262 As it happens, Russia rates as one of the worst colonisers, past and present. So you can start with ousting Russia. China doesn't get off scot-free either.
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@male-efficient7262 Thank you for your interest in my academic credentials. I have a double masters, in history and political science. How about yours? Or do you prefer not to say? Russia colonised its backyard. The tsars weren't shy about it either. They craved recognition for their conquests from the other colonial powers. Even if your education is lacking, the 'empire' in 'Russian Empire' should've been a dead giveaway. To add insult to injury, Russia never properly decolonised, like the other colonial powers did. And judging from what's transpiring in Ukraine, Russia is still bent on empire-building.
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@@gtuiolghol-vv3sc The accession of the African Union to the G20 has been a long time in the making. As the G20 president for this summit, Modi was the natural choice to do the honours, but it's not like he rammed the decision through, like Modi fanboys and fangirls would like us to believe.
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@rohanshende4338 I don't think Putler's presence is required in Russia on account of the war. Having said that, him leading his special "3-day" operation from his Führerbunker would explain a lot. I'm just theorising, but maybe Xi simply told him: "You're not going, and that's the end of it".
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@IrishCinnsealach Modern-day Chinese have a selective memory, too, with regard to Russia's role in turning China into a semi-colony in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, to say nothing of the Russians themselves.
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