• galanthus@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    American culture is a lot more imperialist than French culture. France is not an imperialist power now, unlike the US. In fact, out of the allies of the US, it has been the one that has shown the most opposition to US military interventions in the middle east. Why not hate on America? In any case, I am certain that you know very little about french culture.

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        3 months ago

        You must not be American; we can only do one thing at a time.

        Unless it’s just ruining everything; we count that as one thing, even if it’s not.

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        It’s also one of the countries that was dumping its waste in Somali waters. France shouldn’t be ignored just because the US eclipses all other imperialisim in the world at the moment.

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        3 months ago

        This is not a colony. It is officially part of France. Guianans are citizens of France and can vote. It is no different from any other region at all. Unlike Puerto Rico.

        Most Guianians are perfectly fine with being a part a France, and they even rejected a referendum asking for more autonomy:

        “In 2010, a referendum was held in French Guiana on becoming an autonomous overseas territory. However, a substantial 70% of voters rejected the proposal, opting instead for full integration with France. This result, coupled with a low voter turnout of 48%, clearly indicated that the majority of those who voted preferred the status quo: French Guiana remaining an integral part of the French Republic.”

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            3 months ago

            Well, you see, the word colony actually has a meaning. See this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony You might notice that even wikipaedia does not list is as a colony on its map.

            As it is not separated from metropolitan France in terms of government, it is not a colony, since it is a fully integrated part of the state. It is not exploited in any way whatsoever, and the majority of residents want absolutely nothing to change.

            There are two MPs from French Guiana, one for every 100000 people, same as everywhere else in France. It will probably be three soon, it seems.

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                3 months ago

                Well, regardless of what wikipedia says this is what a colony is.

                You see, it was a colony, but now it is not.

                What is the problem? The people in Guiana are fine with being a part of France. Do you want to invade them and force them to leave?