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“Wat mij interesseert in de reacties is dat mijn citaat van de zwarte jongeman in Congo uit Van Reybrouck — “Wanneer komen de Belgen terug?” waarvan hij meldt dat het “een veel gehoorde klaagzang” was die hij “ontelbare keren” hoorde toen hij daar was in 2010. Ze kunnen het feit duidelijk niet onder ogen zien dat veel voormalige koloniale volkeren zouden willen dat hun land terugkeerde naar koloniale heerschappij. Koloniale heerschappij was voor deze mensen niet een of ander filosofisch idee, maar een praktisch alternatief dat moest worden afgewogen tegen andere praktische alternatieven en in vergelijking daarmee vaak minder gebrekkig werd gevonden. Dergelijke ‘gevaarlijke gedachten’ moeten duidelijk worden bestreden door de uitbranders in de faculteitslounge, anders worden ze algemeen bekend.”

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Book:The Case for Colonialism: A Response to My Critics
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