Colonialism is terrible because it deprived people from their right to self determination.
But somehow, when Russia organizes a coup against a democratically elected government in the 21st century, this is totally fine. Oh, yogthos, the public display of your cognitive dissonance is a wonder to witness day after day :)

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There is zero evidence for your conspiracy theory that Russia is organizing coups, while there is plenty of evidence that these are popular coups against western repression. You are a shameless propagandist, and one of the most dishonest people I've had the displeasure of interacting with on this site. Here's what's actually going on in Africa for people reading this thread https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/02/niger-and-the-sahel-are-pushing-back-against-insecurity-exploitation-and-france/

[–] FireMyth@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Boy isn't this the pot calling the kettle black. 4 yr old account with 9k posts all of them being propaganda. Literally on here posting thrice a day EVERYDAY (not counting his pupet accounts). And it's all propaganda.

[–] jackmarxist@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Whose propaganda is this?

https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/47e3dd1d-5d71-4811-864c-ea5b11be9d38.jpeg

His account has been around since the starting days of lemmy. Your account has is 3 months old with 3 comments. You don't have grounds to call out anyone out on basis of their posts.

[–] FireMyth@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Does that make sense to you? Cause it doesn't to me. Guy puts up a single nonpropagamda post and you just eat it up lol. Not to mention your profile is LITERALLY nothing but hate comments and propaganda. This is why you hexes aren't seen as anything but an echo chamber for tools, trolls, and propaganda.

I guess somehow being on lemmy longer makes you somehow more reputable in your book? Obviously I just sprang into existence the moment I joined lemmy... lmao Well I'm willing to bet I've been on earth longer than you so I must be more reputable. Lol.

Dude literally has nothing but propaganda at an average of 3 posts a day for EVERY DAY for 4 years. Get a clue my guy.

[–] u_tamtam@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There is zero evidence

Did you miss the whole article at the top of this thread, and detailed analysis it refers to? I'll make it even simpler for you and save you one click:

https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/5/2023/09/Sahel-Gabon-Coup-Playbook-PDF.pdf

The onus of the proof is on you to debunk this paper as fallacious, and I'd love to read your take on it.
The rest of your comment is just insults and doesn't bring anything to the argument.

[–] jackmarxist@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

It's fascinating that Westerners can't even fathom the idea of a colony trying to steer away from their colonisers. Do you really not see people living in those countries as people who can make their own decisions without need of consulting Europeans/Americans?

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

The paper makes vague claims without any substance. There is nothing to debunk there, and if you actually bothered reading the paper yourself you'd know that. I guess perhaps you just expected people not to bother reading it. The link I provided you above explains the situation as it actually is. Maybe go read it.

[–] jackmarxist@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

Unironically the coup has given the people more self determination than being a Neo-colony. Democracy in those countries generally have just Europeans or Americans voting for the government instead of the people. And western Africa specifically has been exploited by France on record even after colonialism "ended".