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[–] a_party_german@hexbear.net 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

capitalism couldn't have come to, say, Latin America, without the Spanish and Portuguese colonial period

Oh come on we all KNOW that the Inca would have created industrial socialism by like 1750 if it wasn't for the damn Spanish

[–] NeelixBiederman@hexbear.net 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean, the Incan mita system was kind of a centralized public works socialism before the Spanish arrived. Maybe that's what you were getting at

[–] a_party_german@hexbear.net 10 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe that's what you were getting at

It's sort of a niche history meme that the Inca could have made a kind of socialist state if they had more time. The idea goes back to a book from the 1930s

[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago

My Civ VI games have those foos landing on Mars in the 19th century.