• trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world
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      25 days ago

      It doesn’t really matter, the Dutch east India company did the same as the British one, only in Indonesia. They too had their own army and we’re setting the laws there.

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      25 days ago

      Hehe, we got the idea from the British though and are now salty anytime they are mentioned the OG company name.