Nemeski@lemm.ee to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 1 year agoTrump says he wants Ukraine's rare earth elements as a condition of further supportapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up1164arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1160arrow-down1external-linkTrump says he wants Ukraine's rare earth elements as a condition of further supportapnews.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 1 year agomessage-square36linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareAbsentBird@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoBritain picked fights with the French, the Spanish, and Austria, then expected their colonies to foot the bill.
minus-squarepmk@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoIsn’t that kind of what colonies are for? Extracting money from land you took from the people who lived there before?
minus-squareAbsentBird@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoIf that’s how you treat people you shouldn’t be surprised when they ‘cause a fuss’ and kick you out.
Britain picked fights with the French, the Spanish, and Austria, then expected their colonies to foot the bill.
My empire my rules
Isn’t that kind of what colonies are for? Extracting money from land you took from the people who lived there before?
If that’s how you treat people you shouldn’t be surprised when they ‘cause a fuss’ and kick you out.
I agree, on both levels.