"All these Orangemen considered colonial warfare and the violent suppression of uprisings to be inevitable and justified." There were also no objections to human trafficking and slavery, said the leading historian Gert Oostindie. #Kolonialismus #NiederländischesKönigshaus #Sklaverei (translated)
"But that signaling is something different from excusing them. They were aware of resistance, other ideas were circulating. They could have acted differently. 'They too were children of their time, albeit very privileged,' says chief researcher Gert Oostindie." #Oranjes #kolonialisme #slavernij (translated)
"But that signaling is something else than excusing them. They knew of resistance; other views were circulating. They could have positioned themselves differently. 'They too were children of their time, albeit very privileged,' says lead researcher Gert Oostindie." #OranjeKolonie #Slavernijverleden #HistorischOnderzoek (translated)
"But it wouldn't be very meaningful to tick all of that off one by one." Research leader Gert Oostindie praises King Willem-Alexander for having offered excuses as head of state for 'the Atlantic slavery and the extreme violence in the Indonesian War of Independence'. #kolonialisme #Oranjes #geschiedenis (translated)
"about centuries of active and unscrupulous support for colonialism, including slavery as long as it existed," said chief researcher Gert Oostindie during the presentation of the research. #kolonialisme #Oranje #slavernij (translated)
"The governors and King William I showed no objections to the trade in enslaved people or slavery. William II and William III thought differently about it, but did not support its abolition." "All governors, kings, and queens up to and including Wilhelmina (reign 1890-1948) deemed colonial warfare 'inevitable and justified,' writes Oostindie." #Kolonialisme #OranjeNassau #Slavernij (translated)
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