1. Apología y Defensa del Colonialismo.
Algunos usuarios expresan opiniones que minimizan o justifican el colonialismo, a menudo idealizando el pasado o argumentando sobre sus supuestos beneficios.
- "british colonialism is what made the world decent.’”.
- "colonialism wasn’t all bad/etc".
- "he also believes that the british empire was a really really great thing because look how much "better" most of the countries are doing today".
2. Críticas y Denuncias del Colonialismo.
La mayoría de las publicaciones critican el colonialismo como una política internacional cruel e injusta, destacando sus atrocidades y consecuencias negativas.
- "he is trying to normalize colonialism, one of the worst possible international policies in the history of the world. Don't let him do it. It's not normal. It's cruel.".
- "colonialism doesn't care about left or right. It cares about control, profit, and silence.".
- "colonialism is the root of all evil in this world".
3. Colonialismo y la Actualidad.
Algunos usuarios relacionan el colonialismo con eventos y figuras contemporáneas, argumentando que ciertas acciones o ideologías son una forma de neocolonialismo o una continuación de prácticas coloniales.
- "he’s so “anti-war” he’s bringing back nineteenth-century style imperialism/colonialism.".
- "so the return to full-on 19th century colonialism is now being spoken out loud? we don't have to pretend that's not what he's saying?".
- "this gets more alarming if rather than taking it as "he doesn't know what he's talking about" or "he's bullshitting to confuse the conversation" you interpret it as "i want to take things from other countries and give nothing back", which is as we all know a version of colonialism that *has* existed".
4. Colonialismo y la Identidad.
El impacto del colonialismo en la identidad individual y colectiva es un tema recurrente, con menciones a la apropiación cultural, la asimilación y la lucha por los derechos de los pueblos indígenas.
- "he’s appropriating culture to qualify for an aid program intended for others, that's colonialism".
- "meanwhile his ancestors were doing just that but somehow he’s the smol bean victim of colonialism here".
- "he’s outspoken on indigenous rights and atrocities hidden by white mainstream history. He celebrates tribal diversity & culture in his posts. He has a lot of enemies because of his directness against european colonialism, right-wing politics (hates maga) & policies. I have no problem with him.".
5. Negación y Desconocimiento del Colonialismo.
Algunos usuarios expresan sorpresa o incredulidad ante la persistencia de actitudes pro-coloniales, mientras que otros señalan la falta de conciencia histórica sobre el tema.
- "all i'm going to say is that it's no surprise that a white european guy doesn't want to acknowledge colonialism.".
- "he’s so gd stupid. He doesn’t have the basic historical or geographic background knowledge to even understand the impact of colonialism. My 16-yr-old high school students even know this stuff.".
- "fascinated by this person who thinks colonialism is a conspiracy they don't want you to know about".