The discourse around him now is based very heavily on what has already been said about him, which has been hyper-polarized since he originally rose to notoriety.
to be clear, I am not in any way justifying the brutality of colonial regimes or capitalist exploitation. those are bad things and should be criticized. I don't understand what you're point is though besides just trying to do some reflexive whataboutism.
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this is actually an important question. If you want to compare systems you have to compare systems. If both cause deaths, then look at that. Hard to do on twitter. I wrote the argument at length.http://www.ianwelsh.net/did-the-industrial-revolution-require-land-clearances-slavery-genocide-and-empire/ …
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I don't want to compare systems. My original remark was about the meta context of public discussions, not about comparing systems. Have a nice day.
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Understood. I won't talk with you again.
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