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[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

I was going to ask why. Took me a minute, OK?!

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Brutal colonialism. That said the building didn't do anything to you, put the displeasure where it belongs ie. The government.

[-] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Buildings are symbols, and symbols have power.

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

A symbol the people paid for directly in this case. Don't burn down your own property, burn down the people in powers property.

[-] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Nobody talked about deliberately burning down Notre Dame now, did they?

But I can't hold it against the victims of colonialism if they take joy in symbols of their oppressors burning down.

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

My Haitian buddy said that it is a shame that Notre Dame was where the fire stopped

No one said they did, I said it's not ok to revel in willful property destruction especially if you know Notre Dame is on and island surrounded by houses and businesses not government buildings.

[-] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Eh, can't fault the victims of colonialism for thinking this way.

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

True enough but France has a unique perspective on property destruction. Don't fuck with historic places or hospitals but like basically anything else can catch a moltov.

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