alt Hacker NewsHow does it compare to Alaska? Wasn't it purchased as a colony from russians to exploit Alaskan gold with complete disreagrd for opinion of the native population?
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MYEUHD • today at 3:06 AM
Alaska is a colony is well, and so is the rest of North America.
We don't think of the US and Canada as colonies because the vast majority of the native population was genocided.
artisinal • today at 2:44 AM
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A better comparison is with Hawaii.