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I don’t have any additional insight into or commentary to add, other than to note that it’s wild to start making investigations some 30 years after the event.

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[–] SmithrunHills@hexbear.net 82 points 2 days ago (4 children)

“There were Germans, French, English … people from all Western countries who paid large sums of money to be taken there to shoot civilians,” said Ezio Gavazzeni, the investigative writer.

“There were no political or religious motivations. They were rich people who went there for fun and personal satisfaction. We are talking about people who love guns who perhaps go to shooting ranges or on safari in Africa.”

Just when I thought I couldn't hate the west enough

[–] Palacegalleryratio@hexbear.net 54 points 2 days ago

I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with Blood.

[–] demerit@lemmygrad.ml 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Safari tourism is so deeply linked with european colonialism and racism, so this isnt surprising. Idk why people even on the left imagine a humanity into the western elites, which isnt present. I assume its people who havent deprogrammed their liberalism.

[–] Red_October@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thank you. Everyone here has read Blood Meridian, right?

[–] demerit@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 20 hours ago

It trended a while ago, so yes. Though most of the anti-colonial aspect went over their heads (I guess scalping grandmas was "just a thing that happened")

[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 25 points 2 days ago

I'm reminded of when I read someone say that white lions were hunted to extinction in (Algeria? Can't recall the specific African country), implying the citizens had wiped them out; I googled the country and the year the white lion went extinct and surprise surprise, it was under French occupation and it was the French who'd hunted them to extinction (apparently with other species too).

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Crackers are ontologically evil. Malice is in their blood and I hope China colonizes the west and humanity has its revenge on those evil savages.