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Lots of nonsense being raised in this forum about Muslims, Indians, Chinese, Africans, etc etc creating havoc in Europe, America, etc etc.
Let's me start with the French in Algeria.
What did they do and looted and stole from this African Muslim country and took it back with them to France.
These thieves did not take $100 or $200 but Billions upon Billions of dollars worth of natural resources out of Algeria alone --- for free.
So now the French are just paying back a little interest.
They will never be able to pay back the principal sum.
French colonials systematically exploited Algeria's wealth and resources, primarily by confiscating vast amounts of arable land and controlling key natural resources such as oil, natural gas, iron, and coal, as well as looting historical treasures.
Key aspects of the colonial extraction include:
Let's me start with the French in Algeria.
What did they do and looted and stole from this African Muslim country and took it back with them to France.
These thieves did not take $100 or $200 but Billions upon Billions of dollars worth of natural resources out of Algeria alone --- for free.
So now the French are just paying back a little interest.
They will never be able to pay back the principal sum.
French colonials systematically exploited Algeria's wealth and resources, primarily by confiscating vast amounts of arable land and controlling key natural resources such as oil, natural gas, iron, and coal, as well as looting historical treasures.
Key aspects of the colonial extraction include:
- Land Confiscation: The French administration passed laws, such as the indigenous people's law of 1871, that allowed for the confiscation of the most fertile agricultural lands from indigenous Algerians. This land was then given to European settlers (pieds-noirs).
- Agricultural Exploitation: The fertile land was used to establish large, commercial plantations for export crops like cotton, wheat, barley, citrus, and especially wine grapes. This commercial agriculture, run by settlers, developed at the expense of traditional Algerian subsistence farming, leading to widespread impoverishment among the Muslim population.
- Mineral and Hydrocarbon Extraction: European settlers took control of mining operations, extracting minerals like iron and coal for French industries. The discovery of significant petroleum and natural gas deposits in the Sahara in the 1950s further solidified Algeria's importance as an energy source for France, providing the metropole with potential energy self-sufficiency.
- Looting of Treasures and Finances: At the initial conquest in 1830, the French looted a significant amount of Algerian treasures, including an estimated 110 tons of gold and silver from the emirate's palace, a value estimated to be over $180 billion in today's terms.
- Forced Labor and Taxation: Algerians were often subjected to forced labor and had higher colonial taxes imposed on them compared to European settlers, who controlled most trade, manufacturing, and mining.
- Market for French Goods: Algeria was a primary market for French manufactured goods. By the 20th century, a significant portion of French exported manufactured goods, such as vehicles, machinery, chemicals, and textiles, were sold in Algeria, benefiting French industries.
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