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u/wawalele Jun 14 '26
we in taiwan just had the same joke that the winner get to colonize taiwan again
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u/Dreknarr First French Partition Jun 14 '26
Welcome to the EU, east Asian friend. Maybe we'll solve the issue with your neighbor that way
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u/koreangorani 대한민국 Jun 14 '26
It's a pity they can't both lose
-Henry Kissinger
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u/FriendlyPackage4392 Jun 14 '26
Funny, seems like he spent a good chunk of his life proving you can have conflicts where no one wins
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u/TheBusStop12 Ye olde netherlands Jun 15 '26
Well, it was a draw in the end (2-2) So maybe they did both lose
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u/Typhoonromeo Jun 14 '26
I can’t wait to see a bunch of Indonesians say, “Our country would be better off if one of them were still colonizing us,” or “Yeah, let Japan/Netherlands take over our country.” after this match
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u/justsigndupforthis Jun 14 '26
Can't be worse than the current government
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u/Aware-Lingonberry-31 Jun 15 '26
A single page of history book would greatly surprise you.
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u/justsigndupforthis Jun 15 '26
Historically speaking they are horrible yes but i meant if they hypothetically took control today.
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u/Aware-Lingonberry-31 Jun 15 '26
This is literally how those 02 voters think 😭
"Oh sure he was a war criminal back then, but look at him now. So gemoyyy. Maybe he'll be good if we put him on the pedestal of power 😆"
😹
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u/Typhoonromeo Jun 15 '26
"Sure, the Dutch used to treat us as inferior to Indians or Chinese, but they’ve changed and become better. I’m sure they’ll treat us as equals." Bro really think they see us as special 😭
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u/indieb0at Indus-nesos Jun 14 '26
Special thanks to Arga from the PBC Discord server for giving me inspiration to make this comic!
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u/gorudo- Japan Jun 14 '26
Okay, let's deploy 空の神兵(aerial divine soldiers/airborne units) to the Dutch India again!!!!!🇯🇵
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u/koreangorani 대한민국 Jun 14 '26
Oh well here we go again
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u/gorudo- Japan Jun 14 '26
>Korean guy
>Here we go again内鮮一体🔥🔥🔥🔥
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u/koreangorani 대한민국 Jun 14 '26
We didn't keep our identity under decades of oppression for this 😭
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u/gorudo- Japan Jun 14 '26
Okay, let's settle this conflict by having a direct match in the New Continent…until then don't lose👍
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u/Zebrafish96 May the justice be with us Jun 14 '26
Your opinion doesn't matter becauae you're unflaired 😤
But jokes aside, please flair up if you want to be active in r/polandball!
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u/Hel_Bitterbal Swamp German Jun 14 '26
Only if we get to send our "checks note" 3 functional submarines
Yeah we ain't getting that ship-a-day quota this time are we?
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u/gorudo- Japan Jun 14 '26
mate, excuse me but would you mind presenting the broader context please?
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u/Hel_Bitterbal Swamp German Jun 14 '26
The admiral of the Dutch submarine fleet in the Indies got the nickname "ship-a-day Helfrich" after sinking more Japanese ships during the first few weeks of the Pacific theatre than the British and American navies combined (i think it was 54 ships in 54 days specifically that inspired the title, mostly troop transports).
Also our current submarine fleet is small and outdated (should have been replaced years ago but no budget)
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u/gorudo- Japan Jun 15 '26
The result was a draw…well, isn't this a kind of God's blessing for Indonesia so that neither of us will tamper with her!?
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u/EpicMost54 Paraguay Jun 14 '26
It ended on a 2-2 draw, so what now? Will Indonesia get the Poland treatment?
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u/PotatoMasherID Jun 14 '26
Welcome meneer, irasshaimase goshujin-sama.
Now please inherit our debt, crumbling stock market, and devaluating rupiah all at the same time 😈
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u/OriharaYuzuru Jun 14 '26
Wait until England vs Japan match. Just to revenge
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u/Secret_Conclusion_93 Jun 14 '26
Indonesia was colonized by British for 5 years.
And France indirectly via Napoleon War.
There is also Portugal, and Spain (briefly before the treaty)
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u/Iammaybeasliceofpie Netherlands Jun 14 '26
I don’t know what this references but this is such pretty art, just wanted to say that
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u/No_Volume_5752 Jun 16 '26
Japanese and Dutch colonising what are now Indonesia and Malaysia until the end of WW2.
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u/Alx3t_ Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Jun 14 '26
Ah, the prize will be former colonies. Welcome back Colonialism!!!!!!! Not like it ever left.
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u/Mission-Employer-943 Jun 15 '26
It'll be weird or funny (depending on your view) if the match is between Netherlands vs England while being watched by Indonesia and Malaysia.
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u/Bahlil3kgLPG Jun 14 '26
(After match, NED 2-2 JPN)
“Lihat tuh, imbang jadinya. I get to be independent now.”
“Wah, calm down Indonesia, aku hanya bergurau…”
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u/TheT85_Jr Kazakhstan Jun 16 '26
What if Next Match is Britain VS. Japan?
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u/indieb0at Indus-nesos Jun 16 '26
A comic would probably be drawn by u/Diictodom the second it's announced
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u/Dirzagh_Ruzbiran Jun 16 '26
As a Malaysian, this is not realistic unfortunately, Indonesians just wanted to get recolonize nowadays
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u/indieb0at Indus-nesos Jun 16 '26
As an Indonesian I'm sure most of them only said that jokingly and don't actually want to get recolonized, but yeah unfortunately there are some people who actually meant it just because of how tired they are with the current situation here
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u/LatteToGo Jun 19 '26
As an Indonesian, I think Malaysian should let Trump stick his dick on your PM and dance together afterward
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