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Chapter 1509: One whale fell and all things came into being (Third update, please subscribe)

Great country!

Throughout the Cold War, the most troublesome thing was never the resistance of the colonial people.

Have there been few colonial uprisings in history?
From Africa to Asia, the waves of uprisings by the colonial people against colonial rule were getting higher and higher, but to no avail. Faced with the guns of the colonial rulers, those uprisings were finally brutally suppressed.

What changed during the Cold War?

Ultimately it is because of the support from big countries.

Historically, African countries were able to gain independence because of the cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union. Although the two countries had differences, contradictions and conflicts on many issues, they were surprisingly unanimous in destroying old European colonial empires such as Britain and France.

It’s just that their choices are different. The United States uses a soft knife - constantly exerting political pressure in the international community, dressing itself up as a white lotus and standing on the so-called "humanitarian position."

The Eastern Bloc, led by the Soviet Union, provided arms and financial support to the national independence fighters. At the same time, another rival from the Eastern Bloc was also trying to win its own supporters in Africa. As a result, the Eastern Bloc even showed a point of not caring about the cost and national strength in the process of assisting Africa.

Thousands of people who had received military training were sent back to Africa, along with shiploads of munitions. Faced with this situation, the already weak Britain and France simply gave in.

Finally, with the joint efforts of the Eastern and Western worlds, the British and French colonial empires were disintegrated.

Is this the future of Africa?
But in fact, as long as their attitude is firm enough, they can maintain their colonial rule in Africa, just like Portugal's colonial rule in Africa lasted until the late 80s and early s.

The reason why they were able to maintain their colonial rule in Angola and Mozambique for a long time was that they were determined enough, or because the Portuguese regime at that time was a military government that was criticized. Well, it was similar to Spain. The most determined country in maintaining colonies was Portugal under Salazar. Was the last colonial empire just for nothing? The only problem was that Portugal itself was not strong enough.

But even so, facing the necessary pressure from Western countries led by the United States and the armed resistance from Eastern countries led by the Soviet Union that fully supported the colonial independence struggle, Portugal still persisted stubbornly!

It is precisely because of this persistence that they were able to stubbornly stick to their national interests amid widespread condemnation from the international community, rather than easily giving up their colonies because of the concentrated accusations from the United States or the military assistance provided by the Soviet Union.

In fact, on some issues, Portugal is very admirable. At least as a stubborn colonial country, its persistence made Li Yian see a possibility - the possibility of continuing the colony.

"Great Power..."

Thinking about the two completely different destinies in another world, Li Yian said:

"What post-war colonial independence wave... This is a false proposition in itself. If there is no interference from major powers, then even if there are uprisings and turmoil in the colonies, they will not be able to gain independence. The key to the problem is still their own attitude. As long as they are tough enough, even if there is interference from major powers, the colonies will not gain independence."

"Being tough is the key to all problems!"

Being tough means nothing more than killing people!

Even in the 10s, the British showed no mercy in order to maintain their rule over the colonies. When suppressing the "Mau Mau Uprising" in Kenya, they killed nearly people, making the locals feel the "shock of the British Empire" once again.

In fact, this is the most common practice of the old colonial empires. Not to mention Britain, when Germany occupied East Africa, the number of people killed was often in the tens of thousands. Those old Europeans seemed polite, but in fact they were just a group of butchers in disguise.

Without external pressure, they used their butcher knives without mercy.

Li Yian emphasized:

"This toughness is not just about being tough inside the colony, but more importantly, being tough outside. For example, we must firmly say no to the political pressure from the United States and resolutely fight back against the "internal politics" of the Soviet bloc. As long as we do these two things, the colony can continue to operate..."

Looking into the distance, Li Yian said:
"So, now we have to help Britain run its African colonies!"

That being said, it’s not because he likes to help Britain.

When a whale dies, everything comes to life. If the colonies of the British Empire had not collapsed, there would be no America and the Soviet Union in Africa. But if a whale dies, you may not be able to eat meat. In the end, only the United States and the Soviet Union will get a full meal. What does it have to do with you?
The best option for SEA is to be a parasite!

The parasites on the British Empire's colonies grew stronger by living on Britain and absorbing the colonies' resources and wealth. But what about the host? It could provide some protection from wind and rain.

When the time is right, the parasites will be able to replace it. Of course, this replacement does not mean replacing Britain as the sovereign, but replacing Britain in terms of economy, influence and related fields.

Now that the colonial era is over, it is almost impossible to maintain it. The only way is to change it - just like the UK has adopted Prince Andrew as the King of the East African Federation. This localized colonial method is also in line with the trend of the historical era.

What we need is to fully seize the opportunity at this critical juncture in history, take advantage of the favorable opportunity in the early stage of East Africa's construction, and turn East Africa into our own milk cow through various means such as investment.

This is a process that may take time, but at least it is much easier than snatching food from the mouths of the United States and the Soviet Union.

Therefore, the most important thing at the moment is to help Britain maintain their colonies, whether in fact or in name. Just like when the French helped the Spanish to guard their colonies, didn't they take Louisiana from the Spanish?
Who wouldn’t be happy to receive such help?
Your Excellency's answer made Zhang Zheyuan silent for a while, and then he said:

"Then we will inevitably be at the forefront of the storm."

His words made Li Yian smile slightly and said.

"There will always be someone who is evil in this world."

After that, he looked into the distance, was silent for a while, and then said:
"A wolf travels a thousand miles to eat meat, a dog travels a thousand miles to eat shit."

Although these words are a bit crude, they are the simplest truth.

“The world is never as beautiful as those white leftists imagine. Human beings are essentially animals. Even if they are clothed in the cloak of civilization, it does not change their animal attributes. Moreover, not everyone in this world is clothed in the cloak of civilization. There are civilized people and barbaric people.

When some people consider themselves civilized people and start to preach that all beings are equal, they ignore the fact that there are more barbarians in this world.

Speaking of this, another world emerged in Li Yian's mind, the chaos in Europe. When the people who grew up in an environment with abundant post-war supplies were full of Madonna love and advocated the indiscriminate introduction of refugees, did they consider the boundary between civilization and barbarism?
“Civilization… Historically, barbarism has conquered civilization many times, and barbarism’s conquest of civilization is precisely by taking advantage of civilization’s weaknesses—because civilization cannot treat barbarians in such a barbaric way. This has been the case since the barbarians conquered Rome and the Mongols and Qings conquered China.”

"History has taught us that we should respond to civilization with civilization and barbarism with barbarism. This is the way to deal with things."

It's a pity that many people don't understand such a simple truth. In the eyes of many simple people, they don't know what barbarism is at all.

When those European countries were being Stanified one by one, when those bearded men were driving and beating the locals, and even telling them to leave Europe if they didn't want to follow their traditions, what did the locals think?

Do they regret their once overflowing chastity?

“We don’t need to think about what others say, we just need to do it our way.

As for what others say..."

With a sneer, Li Yian asked back:

"What can they do to me? The moral high ground itself is used for condemnation. All they need to do is..."

Originally Li Yian wanted to say just ignore it, but the words suddenly stopped at his lips.

He thought about how those saints in another world used the so-called moral high ground to condemn other countries and used so-called moral kidnapping to achieve their goals.

Ultimately, they achieved their goals by relying on moral kidnapping. After all, to a certain extent, they made the public believe that they were standing on the moral high ground, and the moral high ground cannot be questioned or opposed.

"The moral high ground is not what the Americans say it is. They can say they have the moral high ground, and we can say the same."

Lighting a cigar, Xian walked and smoked the cigar while thinking. It took a while before he spoke.

“Like I said before about civilization and barbarism, in the 19th century, Western colonial powers created the so-called civilized countries and barbaric countries. They paid attention to diplomatic etiquette and credibility with civilized countries.

As for barbaric countries, they conquered and massacred them without any psychological burden. They believed that this way they could make barbarians progress and become civilized people. "

This is the most typical characteristic of the Anglo-Saxons - they will use all kinds of reasons and excuses to cover up their atrocities. This kind of hypocrisy is not found in any other nation.

Although this behavior is difficult to talk about, it is very suitable for the current era. Now all countries in the world are dressing themselves up as white lotus, but in reality? They are just a group of hypocritical hypocrites.

After taking a puff of his cigar, Li Yian frowned and said:
"In that case, we can definitely take this approach and establish a moral high ground - a moral high ground for human civilization.

The moral high ground of human civilization is - help!
Correct!
It’s help!”

As if he suddenly understood something, Li Yian said excitedly.

"We are helping those backward and barbaric people. We are helping them to enter modern civilized society and survive in modern civilized society. We are not enslaving them, nor are we colonializing them or exploiting them. We are helping them with selfless giving and assistance."

When saying this, Li Yian's expression was filled with compassion for the world, as if... he was even moved by his own feelings.

There was even a moment when he and those white leftists had some kind of spiritual resonance. After all, they all stood on the sentiment of helping others and taking pleasure in helping others...

(End of this chapter)