France has a nuclear aircraft carrier, Algeria do not.
Nervous-Ad768 on
Now France should demand restititioms for berber corsair slave raids
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.
-GenghisJohn- on
Moors and Mongols, start gathering up for the reparations you owe.
Cool well guess all the Algerians that got French passports because of it can go back to Algeria then and enjoy .
Any-Meeting-9158 on
So what if Spain demands restitution from the Moors ?
pingerer on
Hows algeria enjoying arab colonization?
EnvironmentalEgg2925 on
Cool, gonna start demanding reparations from all Arabs for running the largest slave trade in history.
RecordEnvironmental4 on
I think Morocco might owe Spain some money
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.
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.
JauntyGiraffe on
On behalf of King Leonidas, we should press charges against Persia
Oerwinde on
These are the people who raided the European coasts for slaves before being colonized yes?
Varangian-94 on
Sounds good, I think the European Union should vote to declare Barbary piracy and slavery a crime and demand restitution for the 1.5 million Europeans enslaved by them.
Present_Student4891 on
Doesn’t the Algerian government owe reparations to its own people who they’ve been treating like shit for decades? Free Algeria!
Los5Muertes on
My country was the site of battles between the Incas and the Aztecs, then the Spanish came with smallpox and exterminated some of my ancestors… can I demand reparations?
The Algerian War has been recognized by France as a war of oppression since Chirac, roughly 30 years ago; there have already been reparations paid and apologies issued on behalf of the state, but here :
_ Algeria is an authoritarian regime that wants money and tries to use it as an argument to unite its population behind a cause. The recent conviction of a French journalist on a ridiculous pretext demonstrates this, while its economy remains riddled with corruption. Bribes at customs to avoid seizures or delays are a constant…
_ It’s the past. Those responsible are dead. If we reason this way, all of Algeria’s neighbors in the Mediterranean and on the African continent can demand reparations for its history of slavery. Every state has committed colonial atrocities, but if you cannot move forward on them, you can never develop.
History is full of atrocities. Must we live in perpetual repentance for acts committed 3 or 4 generations ago ?
Algeria has also never recognized the massacres of Harkis and “Pied-Noirs” at the time of independence… Many “vanished”…
_ This is revenge because Morocco obtained the rights contested by Algeria over Western Sahara… and future access to a gigantic aquifer that Algeria would very much like to keep for itself. Guess who supported Morocco a few months ago?… France.
truthsayer90210 on
Good luck with that boss
The_whimsical1 on
I’ve lived in Algeria. I am not French and I am not European. Algeria’s problem is its insanely corrupt and cynical ruling class. Not its history. If it’s going after France then the Berbers should absolutely go after the Arabs who invaded North Africa five hundred years earlier. They committed genocide on Algerians.
The_L666ds on
*France sends all the Algerians back to Algeria where they have to live on the equivalent of about €2 a week*
Algeria: Oh wait!
QforQwertyest on
Hey, Scandinavia, you owe North-Western Europe restitution for all those Viking raids!
Pay up! 😡😡😡
GeraldineTacodaego on
It’s amazing the Algerians haven’t learned that’s not the way it works. Why have they wasted their time?
Arcturion on
I’m wondering who is the true target of this law. If you look at what they’re asking for:-
>The text provides for the restitution of Algerian archives and property moved to France during the colonial period, and the transmission to Algiers of detailed maps of French nuclear tests conducted in Algeria from 1960 to 1966. It also calls for the repatriation of the remains of some Algerian resistance fighters taken to France.
Okay, pretty reasonable so far, asking for the return of stolen goods. What’s next however: –
>The law stipulates prison sentences for any action **by an Algerian** celebrating French colonialism, for attacks on symbols of the Algerian resistance, and “remarks with colonial connotations.”
Hang on, they’re using this law to attack their own people? Is this a power grab by an authoritarian government veiled as nationalism? The same way governments use words like “Patriot Act” to push through previously unacceptable government controls on an unwitting population?
BNOC402 on
Haiti needs to draw up some sort of plan.
Paying the colonists for revolting is the most ridiculous things I’ve ever heard.
Agile_Scale1913 on
Then France, Italy, Spain, Britain, Ireland, Iceland, and the Netherlands should declare the Barbary slave trade a crime and demand restitution from Algeria.
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France has a nuclear aircraft carrier, Algeria do not.
Now France should demand restititioms for berber corsair slave raids
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.
Moors and Mongols, start gathering up for the reparations you owe.
When are the Algerians going to pay reparations for the [Barbary slave trade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbary_slave_trade)?
“You and what army?” – France
Cool well guess all the Algerians that got French passports because of it can go back to Algeria then and enjoy .
So what if Spain demands restitution from the Moors ?
Hows algeria enjoying arab colonization?
Cool, gonna start demanding reparations from all Arabs for running the largest slave trade in history.
I think Morocco might owe Spain some money
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.
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.
On behalf of King Leonidas, we should press charges against Persia
These are the people who raided the European coasts for slaves before being colonized yes?
Sounds good, I think the European Union should vote to declare Barbary piracy and slavery a crime and demand restitution for the 1.5 million Europeans enslaved by them.
Doesn’t the Algerian government owe reparations to its own people who they’ve been treating like shit for decades? Free Algeria!
My country was the site of battles between the Incas and the Aztecs, then the Spanish came with smallpox and exterminated some of my ancestors… can I demand reparations?
The Algerian War has been recognized by France as a war of oppression since Chirac, roughly 30 years ago; there have already been reparations paid and apologies issued on behalf of the state, but here :
_ Algeria is an authoritarian regime that wants money and tries to use it as an argument to unite its population behind a cause. The recent conviction of a French journalist on a ridiculous pretext demonstrates this, while its economy remains riddled with corruption. Bribes at customs to avoid seizures or delays are a constant…
_ It’s the past. Those responsible are dead. If we reason this way, all of Algeria’s neighbors in the Mediterranean and on the African continent can demand reparations for its history of slavery. Every state has committed colonial atrocities, but if you cannot move forward on them, you can never develop.
History is full of atrocities. Must we live in perpetual repentance for acts committed 3 or 4 generations ago ?
Algeria has also never recognized the massacres of Harkis and “Pied-Noirs” at the time of independence… Many “vanished”…
_ This is revenge because Morocco obtained the rights contested by Algeria over Western Sahara… and future access to a gigantic aquifer that Algeria would very much like to keep for itself. Guess who supported Morocco a few months ago?… France.
Good luck with that boss
I’ve lived in Algeria. I am not French and I am not European. Algeria’s problem is its insanely corrupt and cynical ruling class. Not its history. If it’s going after France then the Berbers should absolutely go after the Arabs who invaded North Africa five hundred years earlier. They committed genocide on Algerians.
*France sends all the Algerians back to Algeria where they have to live on the equivalent of about €2 a week*
Algeria: Oh wait!
Hey, Scandinavia, you owe North-Western Europe restitution for all those Viking raids!
Pay up! 😡😡😡
It’s amazing the Algerians haven’t learned that’s not the way it works. Why have they wasted their time?
I’m wondering who is the true target of this law. If you look at what they’re asking for:-
>The text provides for the restitution of Algerian archives and property moved to France during the colonial period, and the transmission to Algiers of detailed maps of French nuclear tests conducted in Algeria from 1960 to 1966. It also calls for the repatriation of the remains of some Algerian resistance fighters taken to France.
Okay, pretty reasonable so far, asking for the return of stolen goods. What’s next however: –
>The law stipulates prison sentences for any action **by an Algerian** celebrating French colonialism, for attacks on symbols of the Algerian resistance, and “remarks with colonial connotations.”
Hang on, they’re using this law to attack their own people? Is this a power grab by an authoritarian government veiled as nationalism? The same way governments use words like “Patriot Act” to push through previously unacceptable government controls on an unwitting population?
Haiti needs to draw up some sort of plan.
Paying the colonists for revolting is the most ridiculous things I’ve ever heard.
Then France, Italy, Spain, Britain, Ireland, Iceland, and the Netherlands should declare the Barbary slave trade a crime and demand restitution from Algeria.