Words like “colonialism” or “settler colonialism” serve the purpose of naming injustices committed by empires.

They arent just bound to a space but also to a time. So the ongoing oppression against native palestinians, native americans etc is settler colonialism since it is about a people taking land from them without compensation. The roman empire also did settler colonialism. The difference is that the settler romans and indigenous population at this point are indistinguishable from each other. Through intermarriages and cultural exchanges there is not a roman-german and a germanic-german culture. And where there are cultural differences stemming from the days of roman settlerism these now coexist. There is no oppressor-oppressed dynamic anymore that characterizes settler colonialism.

For all its faults and crimes, and Lord knows there are many, the country I’m in isn’t oppressing a people native to this region.

migration =/= colonialism

migration =/= colonialism

To expand on this, the oppression of the indigenous peoples of these nations is ongoing. Its not in the past its still happening. Thats the line.

It isnt. No settler state has a right to exist, the settlers already there should integrate into the indigenous culture or leave. This includes the US, Canada, Australia and so on.

our history with israel is the third reich and israel having friendly relations. We are continuing nazi tradition by supporting israel.

My point is that it seems like youre disregarding how this affects the kids by saying “well the parents shouldve known better” or you think the kids deserved since they shiuldve known better and I thought I ask what your point was before making any conclusions

Ich war bei denen auf einer veranstaltung und ehrlich gesagt waren das ziemliche liberale die dort waren. Keine wirkliche linke orientierung erkennbar.

Whats your point?

It was the parents who did it not the kids

What a rude edit, there really is no point extending good faith in this community it gets thrown right back in your face.

Other way around my hexbear account is an alt of this one

Its forcing pro-fed russians to fight

They arent. ukraine has a large russian minority especially in the east, hence them trying to secede from ukraine and join russia

Sorry people here are really hostile. Yeah you must be a citizen of a nation if you want a passport from them.

Russians with ukrainian passports, like I said 5 comments ago.

If you had a point, then that would be Ukraine forcing Russians to fight for Ukraine, which isn’t true.

But it is? They are literally forcing people no matter their ethnicity or conscientous objections to fight?

Who is talking about captured russians, Ukraine is forcing russians living in ukraine with ukrainian passports to fight for them, regardless of whether they want to or not. Im baffled at why this is considered controversial its not secret… Maybe underreported, but it seems people here have really bought into the good vs bad narrative anyway and anyone who dares criticize ukraine or st. Zelensky must be a russian troll. The implication being that russian opinions are to be dismissed because of the nationality of the person?

That ukraine is forcing people to serve in its armed forces? I thought that was common knowledge.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/world/europe/ukraine-military-recruitment.html

Its also what Ukraine is doing right now, so not sure you what your point is.