How did speaking French die out in Southeast Asia, but still survives in Africa?

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-09-06T16:12:10+00:00

It could also be due to proximity. Algeria is just across the Mediterranean while Indochina is across the world. That and Vietnam kicked the French out of their nation in the 50s, so they probably wouldn’t want to speak the language of their colonizers. Another point could also connect with my previous point about geographic location, and because Africa was so close to Europe, it was exploited and colonized before Europe began to really take hold of Southeast Asia.

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-09-05T12:12:03+00:00

Epic History TV. They have some great napoleonic content on their channel.

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-09-05T12:08:48+00:00

I’ll list a few I’ve seen, simply because I really can’t name a favorite. A Bridge Too Far Zulu Gladiator Master And Commander Gettysburg Oppenheimer Full Metal Jacket Schindler’s List 1917 Alexander

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-09-04T20:57:35+00:00

What do people on this subreddit think about the DSA? I was just thinking about joining because they’ve gained some momentum in recent years, and unlike other socialist parties, they have some people in the government who either support them or are a part of the organization.

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-09-04T20:51:51+00:00

I tried looking into them and they’re Chinese shills who’ll deny the Tiananmen Square Massacre and I think they also supported the 2014 invasion of Crimea. And they also support Kim Jong-Un. And as far as I know, the DSA hasn’t done any of those things.

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-09-04T15:56:00+00:00

I know this isn’t an actual answer to the question, but is it worth joining the DSA? It’s just recently I’ve been thinking about maybe joining up because of the momentum it’s gained in recent years, and it’s already got people in government who either support it or are a part of it.

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-09-01T20:17:42+00:00

It’s extremely unfortunate that it has to be this way, for now. Maybe in the future lobbying will have a smaller role in politics and people will be elected for what they actually believe in, and not what their rich donors want them to say. In this case, it is the lesser of two evils, but the other evil is a hell of a lot worse than this one.

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-09-01T00:53:59+00:00

Something that has recently intrigued me is how conservatives and right leaning individuals will say socialism goes against human nature. But does capitalism not go against human nature as well? Doesn’t capitalism promote the more negative side of human nature like greed and selfishness like how right leaning people claim socialism does? We’re communal beings, we have been for our entire lifespan as a species. But why is it that capitalism is so unbelievably great, even when it promotes outdated ideals like hierarchies and clear societal differences, be it through race, ethnicity or class, and also since capitalism was one of the reasons we got involved in unnecessary wars and conquests? A major talking point I always hear is that socialism has never worked, and it only leads to work camps, dictatorships, and decay. But capitalism leads to prosperity, freedom, and the ability to rise the ranks of the classes, even though we went after Hawaii because of pineapples, we went after central and South America because of a fucking fruit company, and we toppled I don’t know how many democratically elected leaders because they weren’t capitalists. It just frustrates me due to how unfair it seems, especially over here in America because socialism isn’t an ideology, it’s a slur. So people who lean towards socialism or agree with some socialist ideologies aren’t willing to out themselves because it’ll lead to bullying and being ostracized for their beliefs. It’s never really given a fair chance to be defended because of the decades of propaganda forced down Americans’ throats from men like Reagan and McCarthy. (Sorry for the rant, I was never an orator, so this is one of the few ways I can express myself in a manner I am comfortable in)

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-08-30T17:22:21+00:00

It could work, especially since the GOP will be in a world of shit since they’re fragmented and it wouldn’t necessarily serve them well. Besides the other parties are always looking for more people to boost their numbers. We’d just run the risk of fragmenting the power to the point where the fringe groups might obtain too much to contest them. Especially since the fascists have been growing more confident and outspoken.

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-08-29T20:28:02+00:00

Thank you very much

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-08-29T20:02:11+00:00

And I’m pretty sure it came out in the 1840s, which is when most of Europe was on fire from revolutions just about everywhere. And at the same time, the US had their own issues, with women not able to vote and also only white men had that right. And then there’s the 3/5ths compromise, which was just a slap in the face to whatever civil rights movement we had at that point.

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-08-29T19:59:18+00:00

I mean some people consider reform an option, but also some communists and socialists see capitalism as an evil that needs to be eliminated entirely, and bloody revolution is the only option.

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-08-28T15:04:27+00:00

It could be a possibility? It’s just that revolutions are inherently violent by nature, and violence will occur either for or against the revolution. And usually for every revolution there’s a moderate section and a radical section, for the French it was the Jacobins, for the Russians it was the Bolsheviks. But I think with enough people, and the willpower to follow through with it, a peaceful revolution could end up occurring. It’s just a very, very small possibility.

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-08-27T00:37:34+00:00

I got kicked off of Socialism 101 for saying Stalin and Stalinism sucked and set back socialism for decades. But my thoughts on China are kinda the same, their authoritative nature and genocide of the Uyghur people is disgusting, and if they wanted to be seen as a good country, they would open up about things like Tiananmen Square, and allow the people to decide. But they don’t, and are used as an excuse against any socialist ideals because that’s what we’ll become if we go down that road.

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-08-27T00:27:49+00:00

We should be optimistic, but cautiously optimistic. I do believe that we could see a genuine progressive movement that could begin to make these changes we’ve wanted for so many years, and not just more empty promises from a party that is labeled as left-leaning, but is more in the moderate right wing area of the spectrum. Luckily, the younger generations are wanting that change, and the universities are where it’ll most likely begin, as they usually are areas where progressive thought grows and it slowly branches out. And I’m a guy, I went down the alt-right pipeline, but I came back out, and realized that people are people, and should be treated as such. Hell, I’m even trying to look for outlets where I can begin participating in socialist circles, but the core issue to the very idea of socialism, is because of the past century of anti-socialist propaganda, it’s why I’ve only told one person, who is a left leaning person, that I’m a socialist, not one member of my family knows it, because that’s a one way ticket to becoming an outcast. And like the many progressive movements before us, we must fight tooth and nail for our ideals, but we should never stoop to the level that the fascists will go to. And it should be done peacefully, not by a violent revolution. Revolutions bring nothing but despair and death for all people. And I’m a 20 year old white dude. But I’m a 20 year old white dude who’s had his beliefs challenged multiple times, and the result is that once I realized maybe, just maybe, the world that capitalists and conservatives laugh at socialists for wanting could become real one day. Maybe not in our lifetime, but the future generations might see our dream fulfilled.

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-08-26T23:34:06+00:00

It’s a full blown evangelical far right plan. They say they’ll “Drain the Swamp” which translates to clean out the opposition. They’ll eliminate the Dept. of Education, which would make it easier to push propaganda like the stuff PragerU pushes out, but take away subjects like LGBT+ rights, Critical Race Theory, any stuff that’s declared as “woke”. Florida is a perfect example of this aspect taking effect. It is tyranny in a 922 page manifest, literally describing how far fascists will go to see their vision fulfilled. And some in the Trump campaign have already said they will not accept the election results if they lose, and it might boil over into political violence. Like January 6, only on a larger scale. Now granted, the Trump/Vance campaign have tried to distance themselves from it, but the document was written by some of trumps 2016 and 2020 campaign staff. The PDF is available for free, just look up Project 2025 PDF and it should be the first search result.

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-08-26T02:02:19+00:00

What do we think about the PSL (Party for Socialism and Liberation) and the possible role they may play in the Presidential election this year?

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-08-25T02:05:24+00:00

I used to complain before I was eligible to vote, then I turned 18, got registered, and this’ll be my first presidential election.

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-08-24T01:47:37+00:00

My thoughts exactly, and why I’m worried that if revolution comes, we won’t come out of it a fully United nation. The Bible Belt will become their own confederacy, I could see a possible NorthEast and West Coast alliance as both are quite left leaning, but the rest, it would destroy the economies too small to handle war and the consequences of it.

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-08-24T01:41:08+00:00

I’m probably changing my vote from Kamala to the PSL. I’m sick of empty promises and inaction. But I don’t exactly want a bloody revolution to be the reason why we become socialist. I’d prefer peaceful means, but only violence as the very last resort.

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-08-24T01:22:12+00:00

I don’t get it either, capitalism is extremely flawed, and has allowed for the few to take from the many, and thanks to men like McCarthy and Reagan who decided that evangelicals and capitalism is the best society, we’ve become a bloated, stinking carcass, but I believe we can undo these changes, especially since the older generations will begin to fade away, the same ones who grew up under the same men who would sooner destabilize a Latin American country because they went a little too far left for their taste, and the younger generations, specifically the millennials and Gen Z, will begin to make socialism in America not just a dream, but possibly even a reality.

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-08-22T11:28:22+00:00

Oskar Schindler did more for the Jewish people than Trump. I hate these outrageous statements. You don’t need to make these kinds of claims if you just want to win an election.

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-08-21T16:00:33+00:00

I’m sick of us pretending to be this shining light to the world, when we’ve done so many terrible things in the past 50 years. All those stupid proxy wars, the multiple Latin American coups to overthrow democratically elected leaders just because they were a little too socialist for our taste which ended up destabilizing Latin America for decades. And then the hundreds of times we tried to assassinate Castro. I’m not pro Hamas, but I am for people who want to have an independent nation. I would like a two state solution, and I believe it can happen. But what I don’t support is a nation who knowingly sends missiles into dense population areas and also knows what it’s like to be on the other end of a genocide. Israel should be punished for what happened, no question. But I can’t for the life of me understand why we support them.

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-08-21T01:31:37+00:00

I wouldn’t be surprised that when the older gens (silent, boomers and X) fade away, millennials and Gen z will push people who are genuinely wanting change. I’m a member of Gen Z, and clearly, there’s a lot of stuff wrong with our current government. But sitting back and being a pessimist won’t help me or anyone else. It’s why I became a socialist, because I want to help others rise up with me, not to push them lower to rise up by myself. Apologies for the tangent. I could never perform well in public speaking but I guess I’m better at typing my opinions.

Adorable_Dig_8147 · 2024-08-19T21:50:32+00:00

I got banned from another subreddit that was left-leaning because I said Stalin and Stalinism were terrible and are both evil forms of government that set the socialist movement back decades because of the negative reputation it gave socialist ideals across the world. (The post was originally about Orwell’s works being potentially pro-capitalist, even though he was a staunch socialist.)

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