A brutal colonial legacy is tinder for the fires that are sweeping across France : Peoples Dispatch
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Racism against people of Arab and African descent in France has become almost banal, something that takes place and no longer raises an eyebrow. The killing of Nael was absolutely explicable — the result of a general social toxicity towards minorities and one that is given expression through the police
  • Curious Canid@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    This provides a really useful perspective on the current situation. News coverage has focused almost entirely on how things are without talking about why.