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    Algerien stimmt dafür, die französische Kolonisierung als Verbrechen zu erklären und fordert Rückerstattung


    Algerien stimmt dafür, die französische Kolonisierung als Verbrechen zu erklären und fordert Rückerstattung

    https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/algeria-votes-declare-french-colonization-crime-demands-restitution-128691093

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    1. draivaden on

      Good.

      But also, good luck with that. France made Haiti pay reparations for the slave revolt centuries ago. . .

    3. solatesosorry on

      How well did Trump’s demand that Mexico pay for the wall go?

      Sovereign nations are just that.

    6. WollemiaShagger on

      Investigate OP’s family history going back about 300 years and then punish them for any crimes committed by any of their ancestors 🙂

    8. Abject-Pin3361 on

      This is just sillyness, a lot like politicians in Argentina bringing up the Falklands whenever there’s something bubbling up to the surface. Algeria could absolutely benefit from making more deals with european countries, this is a waste of their time.

    11. ColdPhaedrus on

      The French colonization of Algeria was, in many instances, 100% a crime against humanity. One of the most brutal colonial regimes in Africa, which is a really high bar to clear; the only one I can think of off the top of my head that was even worse was the Belgian Congo.

      But admitting that anyone is owed restitution, even for crimes committed within living memory (Algeria didn’t win independence until 1962), would mean that France would have to grapple with its responsibility for some incredibly evil things it has done as a nation and it is not ready to do that at the moment unfortunately.

    12. Quirky-Plantain-2080 on

      In 1939, when Hitler invaded Poland, the Nepalese were obliged to declare war on Germany. They sent a cable saying as much.

      Hitler wrote back, „oh no.”

      The five greatest military powers in the world are the US, Russia, the UK, China and Algeria.

      I’m sure the French are quaking in their boots.

    13. Free-Baizuo08 on

      They should be happy and grateful France gave them the borders they have today (e.g whole oil reserves found in the Sahara desert no one wanted in the past).

    15. lunarinterlude on

      France will absolutely never do this in a million years, but also, all of these comments defending France’s empire are fucking wild. This wasn’t 300 years ago. Algeria only officially gained independence in the mid-20th century.

    16. SpookiestNick on

      Why is everyone acting like this is ridiculous? Algeria was pillaged by French Imperialism for over a century, with scholars generally agreeing the Pacification of Algeria constituted genocide. The Barbary pirates were not committing genocide, and comparing the actions of rogue actors to state sponsored genocide is an apples to oranges comparison. France should pay financial restitution for their crimes.

    17. samsarainfinity on

      If Japan needs to apologize to South Korea then France should apologize to Algeria.
      What’s wrong with apologizing for colonization?

    19. Similar-Cat-9767 on

      Cool well guess all the Algerians that got French passports because of it can go back to Algeria then and enjoy . 

    24. EnvironmentalEgg2925 on

      Cool, gonna start demanding reparations from all Arabs for running the largest slave trade in history.

    26. KitchenInflation569 on

      I doubt these can be enforced and at most they’ll be used as a reason to keep French interests (businesses and military) out of the country.

      On a side note, it’s pretty funny to see Europe(ans) so fiercely defend that Russia must pay reparations to Ukraine. Then wonder why we’re seen as hipocrites

    27. GhostOfFreddi on

      Algeria really should have agreed to become a fully fledged part of France. Would have been 1000x better for them.

    28. Vizth on

      Well, I had a feeling if I came in here with a bucket of popcorn there’d be some really stupid takes to laugh at.

      I was right.

    29. MSurpGaming on

      Is this how Algeria justifies spending almost 10% of their GDP on military expenditures? Because they think France will come back?

    30. PreferenceGold5167 on

      I demand restitution from the dinosaurs for colonizing where I live

    31. Arrrchitect on

      The colonization by the Caliphates was a crime. Algeria, as one of the successor states, should pay restitution to the numerous descendants of the victims.

    32. tamana1 on

      France should not pay for these reparations they were in the 1950s they were ages ago just like Japan should not pay for reparations for ww2 it was almost 100 years ago

    33. krametthesecond on

      Yeah the reparations are already being paid out to the hundreds of thousands of Algerians receiving RSA

    34. SmilingHappyLaughing on

      Does Algeria plan to pay restitution for the millions of slaves they captured and traded?

    35. luoyeqiufengzao on

      No problem, in the next post about China-Africa cooperation, you’ll find that these white people who defended European colonization of Africa have suddenly started to care about China’s „neo-colonialism“ in Africa.

    37. ImUsingThisToSellYou on

      I know someone, knew I guess as she passed away a couple of years ago, who had electrodes hooked up to her by the French to try to make her talk. She was just a fairly young, innocent girl and didn’t know anything about the revolutionaries, but the French soldiers did decide that they should torture and humiliate her for being Algerian. Picture your grannie- probably about the same age.

      I also know some people whose uncles were unceremoniously shot by French soldiers. The soldiers came, told the women and children to go upstair, and then shot the three men who happened to be in their own house in their own country. One of the kids got loose and ran downstairs just in time to see his father and uncles murdered.

      Those kind of crimes weren’t uncommon in that war. And honestly the trauma messed a lot of Algerians up. There’s a reason the least stable places with the most political violence and religious extremists are ex-colonies- it’s a bad, evil system that doesn’t encourage development of stable, healthy democracies. Algeria’s doing remarkably well given how recently its people were traumatize, and how much of its wealth had been siphoned off to support the corrupt occupation, but they’re still paying for the trauma inflicted by the French- and their amazing resilience doesn’t reduce the level of crimes committed by the French government.

    38. Oerwinde on

      These are the people who raided the European coasts for slaves before being colonized yes?

    39. Icedanielization on

      My take on these sorts of things, and I know its not great to hear, but any advantage/infrastructure/development gained while under that colonial power should also be taken into account. I don’t think its right to expect full restitution and keep the roads, stable government, KFC and everything else.

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