If one abandons the idea that Western Europeans are rapacious and exploitative by nature, and that Africans… — Christopher Caldwell
If one abandons the idea that Western Europeans are rapacious and exploitative by nature, and that Africans, Asians, and other would-be immigrants are inevitably their victims, then the fundamental difference between colonization and labor migration ceases to be obvious.
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