back then colonial rulers treated indigenous peoples brutally. now it's just free trade.

back then there was culpable fanaticism and abuse of power. now there's just impunity.

it's just as brutal today in the kinder gentler new world order though the damage, since humboldt observed the planet, has greatly advanced through the exploits of war and empire. now it is accomplished by terror & economic slavery.

lo, it's toetally different now. back then imperial rule exploited the colonies for raw materials & destroyed the environment as it went along. now it's the free market. every body is treated the same under the lawd.