"That's false. Historically, only the conquerors have truly benefited."
Tell me about it. That is exactly why there is no European integration at the moment and the people of Zimbabve are enjoying a prosperous and just rule of President Mugabe after glorious liberation from opressive British conquerors.
If the "liberated" countries are so fine and wonderful - why do ex-colonials try to wiggle their ways into their past metropolias?