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To me, the whole reason why they lost and Europe won is simply this:
Rome clearly demonstrated that you need a well organised big country that can mobilise big groups to fight in tactics.
After Rome crumbled, all European countries remembered the lesson well.
Before, they fought in loose tribes, duels or free-for-all fights.
After, they attacked in regiments.
Africa to my knowledge, did not have this "lesson" drilled into them. They remained organised in tribes, and like Charlatan points out: if you have different tribes, you can use them against eachother easily.
Dippin: major colonizers had nothing to do with if they were early organised as a nation state. In fact Belgium didn't exist till 1830. Well into colonisation already.
Major colonizers had more to do with if they had a good naval force.
As far as the comic goes: it's definitly racist, it definitly should be kept in sight, to remember what was.
If fact, Hergé himself underwent a change in his views after a while. He didn't call for a ban on his own work.
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