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Dutch king makes historic apology for his country’s colonial past (www.politico.eu)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But what does this apology actually do? It doesn’t accomplish anything at this point. The people apologizing aren’t the perpetrators. “I’m sorry my great grandpa did horrific shit.” What? You weren’t even around when your great grandpa was. You are apologizing for something for which you have absolute no control or agency. It doesn’t make any sense.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

it acknowledges the crimes and that they were in fact bad things to do that we are not proud of, and it makes people feel better at 0 tangible cost to the netherlands

no one is suggesting that anyone alive today is at fault

i also dont know why you did some schpiel about how colonialism totally wasnt that bad if your real issue issue is apparently the lack of agency