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To: kearnyirish2
I don’t believe there are independence movements in France’s remaining colonies;

There are.

They just get suppressed by the french.

Haiti was the second country in the Western hemisphere to gain their independence (in 1804, after us); they can't blame France any more.

Haiti never has been independent of france. Pretty much everything there is still run by french NGOs.

Why do you think Baby Doc when to france when he was forced out of power and was welcomed there? He had been running Haiti as a french proxy.

Yes, Haiti is a mess. The picture you speak of is a "tragedy of the commons". There is no incentive to plant trees on land you do not own and you will get no benefit from.

53 posted on 02/25/2016 9:32:51 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

That’s right (the commons analogy), and that mindset has spread like wildfire throughout the US population.

In reading about the French space program (which uses French Guyana as a Launchpad, due to its proximity to the equator), they specifically mentioned the lack of any desire for independence; I assume French citizenship protects them from some of the lower standards of living in the area (though theirs is low enough). The scattered islands that still belong to France don’t seem to have any movements, which could certainly find their way to the public via internet.


57 posted on 02/26/2016 4:26:16 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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