metermatic26@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours agoLula says Trump wants to ‘colonise’ and capture Brazil’s resources by meddling in electionwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down10
arrow-up1138arrow-down1external-linkLula says Trump wants to ‘colonise’ and capture Brazil’s resources by meddling in electionwww.theguardian.commetermatic26@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square6linkfedilink
minus-squareRetiredtoflorida@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·10 hours agoNow don’t be overly dramatic. We don’t colonize any more, it’s just not profitable. We subvert governments, bribe officials and assassinate the opposition. No need to get the military involved and do the whole colony thing.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoNot really. Colonization requires some administration from the colonizer.
Now don’t be overly dramatic.
We don’t colonize any more, it’s just not profitable.
We subvert governments, bribe officials and assassinate the opposition. No need to get the military involved and do the whole colony thing.
It’s the same thing really.
Not really. Colonization requires some administration from the colonizer.