&#62;The article states that "Europe was massively enriched by the genocides in the Americas"<p>Whether Europe was successful or not in profiting from the genocide, genocide did happen and I think the author is merely saying that the western world for the most part doesn't own up to this.<p>Regarding the profitability of colonialism, while I agree that it's debatable whether <i>Europe</i> itself was massively enriched by the colonies, <i>Europeans</i> profited. European immigrants to North America were able to create an empire by consolidating their power over the indigenous residents then leveraging North America's land and natural resources.