In a televised address to the French on Wednesday, the French president described Russia as a 'threat to France and Europe,' and said he wanted to confer with European allies on using France's nuclear deterrent to protect Europe.
Yep, and while we did progress from the mindset of that time, I don’t think we made as much progress as we should have, and the recent political atmosphere is… worrying. I mean, I don’t think we would enslave Africa again, but I shudder to think of what a superpower with our far right as its head would do. Also, superpowers are intrinsically dangerous, imho.
The West African Franc and the Central African Franc and how France is using them to hold the economic keys to huge parts of its former colonial empire.
Not sure if that’s what the previous poster referred to, but that’s what I’d guess.
Yep, and while we did progress from the mindset of that time, I don’t think we made as much progress as we should have, and the recent political atmosphere is… worrying. I mean, I don’t think we would enslave Africa again, but I shudder to think of what a superpower with our far right as its head would do. Also, superpowers are intrinsically dangerous, imho.
France is still enslaving parts.
What are you refering to?
https://jacobin.com/2020/01/franc-zone-french-neocolonialism-africa
The West African Franc and the Central African Franc and how France is using them to hold the economic keys to huge parts of its former colonial empire.
Not sure if that’s what the previous poster referred to, but that’s what I’d guess.