Latvia PM: Let EU countries with no colonial past lead diplomacy with BRICS+
Latvia PM: Let EU countries with no colonial past lead diplomacy with BRICS+
Krišjānis Kariņš says Latin Americans view Europe a ‘bit like the Baltics’ perception of Russia.’
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So, these days states forgo colonies only because they lack the resources? Does this apply to e. g. slavery as well? I don't like this line of thought.
I mean the British had a huge role in ending slavery, not because it was the right thing to do but because other countries were doing it better and so it was better to invest in stopping others than doing it themselves
The US and USSR similarly ended most colonialism because they were the most powerful nations in the world and yet couldn't compete in that field
As countries become powerful, they seek to destroy whatever the previous symbol of power was and replace it with whatever they're good at until the next newly powerful country comes along
So going by that logic, countries that were colonised before by western powers would’ve done the same thing if they had the same resources? Not that I don’t agree with that, I’m just trying to figure out what you mean
I think it's more about finally getting a chance to direct the conversations about these type of things for those countries, not that they're some kind of moral arbiters because of their history, but that they probably have some unique and unheard perspective.
It’s not about morality, it’s about having a damn clue. Shared traumas matter.
At least two of the BRICS countries have a colonial present, so this demand is rather hypocritical.
Historical sticklers could also note that Latvia had a brief past as a colonial power. The Duchy of Courland, an antecedent to Latvia, held territory on the island of Tobago in the Caribbean and on the Gambia River in West Africa in the mid-1600s.
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Yet nowhere in that statement they said that Latvia should be the one to lead the talks. So it's just shifting the focus.
There are a few obvious wrinkles in his plans. Poland, for example, is probably the most significant European country without a past as a colonial power in Africa, Asia or South America but politicians from around the world will not be blind to some of Warsaw’s latest pronouncements on migration. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki recently said he wants to hold a referendum asking citizens whether they support the arrival of “thousands of illegal migrants coming from the Middle East and Africa.”
So which European country that isn't racist and doesn't have a colonial past?
It’s not a horrible idea.
It's fine if its Ireland.
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Latvia wants to join BRICS now
Please let me talk with them for whatever arbitrary reason
First stop being anti-Russia, you little turd sized country
That's a rich ask. There will always be anti-Russia sentiment in Baltic countries due to occupation and deportations to Siberia.