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> France was the colonial power in control over there, they used basic divide and conquer tactics. And while France ran Algeria and Lebanon, they were thriving
by zeveb 10y ago
> France was the colonial power in control over there, they used basic divide and conquer tactics.
And while France ran Algeria and Lebanon, they were thriving, pleasant, peaceful, beautiful places. Beirut was once one of the loveliest cities in the world.
There are worst things than colonialism; to a first approximation, every single post-colonial country is worse off than it was when it was a colony (I wouldn't count the U.S. as post-colonial because in a very real sense it's a successful colony).
- mustaflex 10y agoI don't know about Algeria, but again in Lebanon your so called "pleasant peaceful and beautiful place" was like that because it did favor minorities and some small groups at the detriment of others. It was bound to collapse after the colonial forces withdrew. And let me be clear, I didn't say that it is better now, but your theory that it was better when colonial powers were in charge is false. "every single post-colonial country is worse off than it was when it was a colony (I wouldn't count the U.S. as post-colonial because in a very real sense it's a successful colony)." ...that is the definition of colonization, it is only successful if you overcome the local population. Again it is successful at the detriment of the local population (or a part of it).