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French MEP says US should give back Statue of Liberty (www.lemonde.fr)

submitted 3 months ago by RobotToaster@mander.xyz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] barsoap@lemm.ee -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Chad, as in the country, no. Chad, as in the powers that be in Chad selling it out to foreign interest, yes, they're very much at fault. The Déby dynasty (I guess that's how it's going to be now) is better than Habré but come on none of them are worth even a single clap of applause.

Overall, that's some real neo-colonial, infantilising, BS from you, there, "Oh these poor undeveloped countries can't make decisions for themselves, they're at the whim of foreign influence, they have no agency". That's like 1/1000th of a step away from "we should invade and rule for them because they can't".

Does your script not cover Africa? Is that why you need to deflect to another place entirely?

No, Tovarish Vatnov. That is not the reason.

[+] surph_ninja@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] barsoap@lemm.ee -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

There was no kicking anyone out. The government asked France to leave, and France left. That's not a kick.

Still no condemnation of Russian imperial aggression. You know just because you're not using your lemmygrad main doesn't mean that you're not obvious AF.

[+] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] barsoap@lemm.ee -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Flipping over the table on your way out does not signal a cordial exit nor amicable split.

Don't flatter yourself. I do not fraternalise with imperialists, campist, non-campist, left, right, middle, doesn't matter.

[+] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] barsoap@lemm.ee -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

And I'm referring to you consistently refusing to denounce imperialist aggression.

The French (partly) dismantled their own bases, their own military infrastructure. Which is to be expected during a withdrawl, the rest has been transferred. Leaving when asked to is not an act of imperialism or colonialism, and neither is taking your stuff with you.

If, for example, Russia were to withdraw from Ukraine and take all its tanks with them, that would not be an act of imperialism. Them staying, OTOH, is an act of imperialism: The have not been invited. You still have to denounce Russian imperialism.

Did I already mention that you yet have to denounce Russian imperialism? You might want to do that if you want to have a conversation with the grown ups.