'Maintain resistance': New Caledonia independence leader calls for protests against France (www.euronews.com)

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Just so we're clear who says they should be in charge...

[-] Danterious@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

That's a smaller population than I thought. I thought maybe a half a million at least but I guess not.

Edit: Source of picture - https://www.indexmundi.com/new_caledonia/#Demographics

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Not large, but also not majority white, which is the more important thing.

[-] Danterious@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yeah from what I understand the situation there is complicated. A majority of the people that live in New Caledonia want to stay a part of France and that majority is made of mostly the Europeans and the other migrants.

However the Kanak are socioeconomically disadvantaged compared to the rest of the state and they feel like they aren't being represented enough (due to a slim minority) on what they consider aboriginal land (even though other people have been living there for a long time too).

It is a weird situation.

Edit: added (due to a slim minority)

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[-] nikita@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

The problem is that despite western countries granting independence to their former colonies, the world order and the global economy is still set up in a colonial way. The global south remains dependent on western support.

I can’t blame some New Caledonians for wanting to remain a part of France. An isolated region like that greatly benefits from the economic support that being part of a larger country provides, even if it comes at the cost of racism.

[-] Danterious@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I can’t blame some New Caledonians for wanting to remain a part of France.

The people that are affected by the racism want to be independent and the people that aren't want to stay a part of France. So the cost isn't spread evenly, that's why there is this huge problem in the first place.

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