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Impunity and Capitalism: The Afterlives of European Empire The scars of history do not fade; they evolve. Today, we see the legacy of European empire not in crumbling fortresses, but in the seamless operation of global capitalism. The systems of extraction, exploitation, and legalized theft perfected during the colonial era did not disappear with independence movements. Instead, they were modernized, creating a culture of impunity where the architects of economic devastation rarely face consequences. 🏛️ The Architecture of Imperial Immunity

Under this framework, economic actors can cause catastrophic harm to local ecosystems and communities while remaining entirely untouchable behind layers of corporate bureaucracy and international law. ⚖️ Breaking the Cycle of Impunity

To understand modern global inequality, we must stop viewing capitalism and colonialism as separate historical eras. Capitalism as we know it was built on the scaffolding of empire, and it continues to rely on the zones of impunity that empire created. Impunity and Capitalism: The Afterlives of Euro...

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