submitted 1 year ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/lgbtq_plus@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[-] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Sigh...

Fuck the British empire.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago

Actually, Burkina Faso was colonized by the French.

[-] Rose@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 year ago

More recently, it's been a major target of a Russian influence campaign. Russia also has a military presence there via Wagner.

[-] lemmyknow@lemmy.today 5 points 1 year ago

Ootl, what does the British empire got to do with Burkina Faso banning homosexuality?

[-] knightly@pawb.social 16 points 1 year ago

Most problems in Africa can be traced back to either the English or the French.

[-] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago

i think a large part of the problems also stem from being a deeply religious and fundamentalist majority too, though.

[-] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

... Which was imparted onto them by the British and the French.

[-] thaklor@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Come on now, let's be honest: Belgium did a lot too.

[-] Hupf@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago

Most problems can be traced back to either the English or the French.

[-] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 year ago

I wonder how many people want to get out and just don't know where they can go or how to get there...

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