arymandias comments on Army officers say they are taking power in Gabon

[–] arymandias@feddit.de 11 points 3 years ago (8 children)

French Africa falling like dominos, curious what’s behind this.

[–] PostmodernPythia@beehaw.org 16 points 3 years ago (4 children)

It may be Francophone, but it’s as fucked up to call this “French Africa” as it would be to call India/Pakistan/Bangladesh “British India.”

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[–] arymandias@feddit.de 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

I get your point, there is probably a nicer word for it. But I find it more fucked up that a bunch of frogs militarily and financially sponsor dictators and then pretend it’s a crime against democracy when they get overthrown (be it by a similarly un democratic army).

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[–] PostmodernPythia@beehaw.org 1 point 3 years ago

That’s valid.

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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

Curious what makes that unacceptable where it's common and accepted to call Quebec "French Canada"

Local sentiments to the colonizers? Don't think french Canadians harbour any (much) ill-will towards France I guess.

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[–] PostmodernPythia@beehaw.org 5 points 3 years ago

Might have something to do with the slavery, imperialism, and genocide. Or the fact that French Canadians are primarily of French descent. It’s simply not comparable. Also, while people say French Canadian to describe an ethnicity and culture (again, one primarily made up of French immigrants), I’ve never heard someone call Quebec French Canada in seriousness.

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[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Most likely Russia and China.

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[–] arymandias@feddit.de 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

I personally suspect the USA or nobody, but what do I know. (They have a significant military presence in Niger and I haven’t heard anything that would suggest their bases are in jeopardy)

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[–] nick@campfyre.nickwebster.dev 6 points 3 years ago

The situation in Niger is directly contrary to US interests given that there are moves towards asking the US to leave alongside the French + the coup government contacted Wagner/is already aligned with Wagner-backed regimes. The US does a lot of fucked up stuff in the world but it would make no sense for them to be involved here.

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