Question to non-Americans

[Eagle367]

Ka-pi96 said:

Eagle367 said:

But you just called Ghana a colony and I find my description more consistent

It was part of the British colonial empire, but it was never really colonised. Although I suppose it didn't really even exist back then, since it was known as the Gold Coast. But the main point is that Ghana isn't a country of former colonists, it's a country of Africans, so I wouldn't consider it to be a former colonial country.

Or for a more recent example, how about Ireland? Northern Ireland was definitely colonised by the English (and is why the political situation there is messed up and has been for ages), while the rest of Ireland was conquered, but not colonised. I would say Ghana is much more like the Republic of Ireland than it is Northern Ireland.

I have to remind you that you called Ghana a colony, not me. And if you have to do these mental gymnastics to keep your definition consistent, maybe think more about it. Personally, I'm getting more and more confused by your definition and I do not know what a colonial country even is. Is it the colonizer or colonized. In my definition Ghana, India, US, Mexico, etc were all colonized. It's clear, consistent and easy to understand in my view what a colony is then. I don't need to really explain it beyond when an invader took control and ruled over a region in anyway.