To: Roman_War_Criminal
From 1848 - 1962, the whole Mediterranean region of Algeria was administered as an integral part of France, like Corsica is to this day. They called it "France Overseas." When France invaded and occupied Algeria, they went in with the "inclusive" and "democratic" notion that, since all men are equal, all men have an equal right to be Frenchmen.
Not all the Algerians were enthused. It took an 8-year, bloody war to get the French out of Algeria.
106 posted on
01/07/2015 6:06:13 PM PST by
Mrs. Don-o
(What unites us all, of any race, gender, or religion, is that we all believe we are above average.)
To: tioga
Tioga, I meant to ping you to this:
#106.
It's entirely possible not only that these Algerians are French, but that their fathers, grandfathers, and great-grands all the way back to the 1830's were "French" as well.
107 posted on
01/07/2015 6:09:04 PM PST by
Mrs. Don-o
(What unites us all, of any race, gender, or religion, is that we all believe we are above average.)
To: Mrs. Don-o
The open-mindedness of the French will be their downfall.
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