Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is building a sprawling, $100 million compound in Hawaii—complete with plans for a huge underground bunker. A WIRED investigation reveals the true scale of the project—and its impact on the local community.

or ‘Billionaire Haole Builds Underground Apocalypse Bunker On Island Chain Where Locals Find It Increasingly Difficult To Stay’

This is colonialism

There are now more Native Hawaiians living outside of Hawaii than within the island chain. This is not because they’ve been desperate to leave; for many, it’s because they have little choice in the matter.

    • dhcmrlchtdj__@lemmy.worldOP
      142·
      11 months ago

      i.e. good old fashioned colonialism. Hawaii was originally annexed at gunpoint as a result of plantation owners conspiring with Congress in order to avoid high tariffs on sugar. Effectively, they wanted to expand and increase profits and the Hawaiian Kingdom stood in the way. Luckily for them, members of US government saw enormous military potential in taking the islands.

      • Orbituary@lemmy.world
        31·
        11 months ago

        Only in that the toxic capitalism can exist without colonialism. Also, colonialism at its height preceded modern capitalism.

        In spirit, though, no. They’re the same.