• V H@lemmy.stad.social
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    1 year ago

    You see similar issues with French ex-colonies, but since they weren’t as many they don’t appear as much in the news.

    Or people aren’t as aware of them. E.g. notably their mandates in Syria and Lebanon after World War 1 where they intentionally stirred divisions on the basis of a theory of wanting to keep it so France as a mediator was needed in order to keep them stable. And then they fucked off and left chaos behind.

    • SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Fair enough. Also, English speaking people will be relatively less exposed to conversations in French, which should be more oriented towards French colonies than English colonies.