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stackslip · 8 months

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lmao this clownish, hypocritical, farcical, vindicative mess of a country. this loony nation that will literally throw a whole tantrum, from government to media stations to randoes on the street, because it deeply believes that it is entitled to the spoils and fruits and suffering of the people it oppressed for centuries, as *thanks* for "civilizing" them. any backlash to that notion creates unprecedented fury and petty vindictiveness towards the nationals of said country. on one hand the new governments of niger and mali are "human rights abusing juntas", on the other any national from this country must be severely punished for their governments' refusal to bow down and lick the sole of france's boot like they're supposed to.

#you guys don't wanna see the french comment sections to the news stories about morocco it was fucking vile #literally jubilating at the suffering of hundreds of thousands because 'they disrespected us and now they want our aid'#there is nothing redeemable about this country! it was built on lies and suffering and supreme entitlement and vindictiveness #it was built on the idea that there is a Supreme Civilisation and all others are below it and must be subsumed in its honor #or punished for refusing it #france actually didn't gain all that much economically from its colonies during active colonization but it gained everything in terms of-#defining itself as a country and nation. literally the nation state and identity of the republic were built during colonization.#and ofc economically from the 50s/60s on it gained immensely from its 'former' colonies that for all intents and purposes were-#its cheap source of resources and riches and labour #and today still 'francophonie' and former colonies are seen as france's dominion to rule and 'advise' as it sees fit #and of course extract as much as possible of.#you know during all the nuclear discourse in france so few mention where our uranium comes from lol #and what the actual human cost to nuclear in france is. bc it isn't to the population of the metropole.#it's to the workers who extract uranium for us.#anyhow.#eli talks

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