[filleduchaos]

Thank you - the point I was trying to convey was that it was not simply venturing into uncharted lands in the name of a monarch, the way many Westerners seem to picture it (perhaps with the colonisation of the Americas in mind, which is more of what I would just call a conquest). These were known lands, with known sovereignty, and known established relationships, trade agreements and shared history - the imperialist subjugation was out of greed and a desire for profit maximisation, not out of unfamiliarity.

And as to the point you made about betraying humanity: it's funny how people generally understand that the First and Third Reichs were out of line, understand the ethical reasons for the Allies opposing their takeover of Europe, but make excuses upon excuses upon excuses for European nations executing the very same imperialist agenda in Africa at the very same time.