[raverbashing]

Why would it make things complicated?

I think the VOC has ceased operations a long time ago (as opposed to the Hudson's Bay company)

[fijal]

Because for a lot of people in a lot of countries VOC was an oppressive regime. Sure, times were different, but these days you would put them into some sort of crimes against humanity tribunal. They caused a lot of suffering, so in a lot of places using that logo is not politically correct at all.

[tinco]

Crazy fact I just learned: The V.O.C. actually still exists as the Republic of Indonesia. Unfortunately at the moment it's not very common to put rulers of sovereign nations on humanity tribunals, regardless of the extent of their misdeeds.

[lmm]

Every nation has bad episodes in its history. What good would punishing the present-day Republic of Indonesia do?

[tinco]

I wasn't talking about punishing them for deeds in the past. Anyway, punishing heads of state of democratic countries is a bit weird anyway. We're not punishing Bush or Blair for the mess in Iraq either.

[spacemanmatt]

But we should be.

[afarrell]

To what degree is the Republic of Indonesia actually ruled by the same folks that controlled the VOC?

[tinco]

Not the same people of course.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Papua_Movement

[omginternets]

In a word: slavery.

[x0x0]

The same reason most countries don't romanticize historical invaders / occupiers. Turns out it's not a cute memory when your people were on the business side of the invasion.

[StavrosK]

I think the business side of the invasion, in this case, was the business side of the invasion.