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Even Omelanda' is disgusted
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Is this another one of those weird threads where the internet tries to pretend that the king and queen of Spain were loving benevolent monarchs who cared so much about the natives and hated slavery and believed in equality? Cuz I've seen that bizarre ass propaganda a lot for some damn reason.
Funny how that was really how much of that was actually portrayed at the time.
Basically Machiavellian villains - sending someone to exploit the frontiers of Africa or "New World", someone you know will not be doing things ethically, then convicting them for doing your own bidding. Whilst at the diplomatic table everyone maintains a facade of "we're bringing jobs and higher quality of life for the natives, and teaching them the ways of God" while talking about Belgian Congo.