Painting by Quirijn Maurits Rudolph Ver Huell as exhibited in the Arnhems Museum. The painting depicts a violent effort to suppress an uprising of the Moluccans in the island of Saparua Indonesia against their Dutch colonizers.
#art #history #colonialpast #arnhemsmuseum #huell

I don't think any other nation will ever be as perfect at exceptionalism as the British. other nations : "immigrants" UK : "expats" other nations : "the allies defeated Hitler" UK : "WE defeated Hitler !" other nations : "we're ashamed of our colonialpast" UK : "we gave the Indians a railroad !!"

The 'bison skull mountain' photo that reveals the US's dark history #colonialpast #history #poaching

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There was a period when we were in Iran and really shouldn't have been there. #colonialpast