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Niger coup: 78% of people support military government's anti-colonial policies (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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West Africa is at the forefront of geopolitical tensions marked by military coups and the rise of nationalist governments challenging neocolonial practices, particularly those of France. These governments seek to control their rich resources like gold and uranium for economic growth and national sovereignty, angering Western powers advocating neocolonialism. The expulsion of French soldiers from Mali and Niger, both pivotal in Western military operations, underscores the regions' significance. Despite Western claims of authoritarianism, nationalist governments enjoy strong popular support, resisting intervention and forging alliances with Russia and China. The West exaggerates Russian influence while projecting their neocolonialism. Geopolitical conflicts manifest the struggle for autonomy in West Africa.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Here is primarily where Mr. Norton is sourcing everything from if you are all interested.

https://archive.ph/HuBXy

Some other interesting notes:

Majority support Russia as the most 'trustworthy foreign actor', this includes China
Majority support military junta staying in power, separate pluralities for 'an extended period' and 'until new elections are held'. 54% do not want military intervention from ECOWAS
Data is from 'Premise data'. a crowdsourced (??) polling aggregate from users in various countries. https://www.premise.com/why-premise/
Typical 'new and amazing breakthrough company' bullshit lingo aside, they seem to just have a ready crowd of 'volunteers' in various places that they can send questions to at any time, idk if they posted anything about demographics or specific polling data as I can't find the poll itself.

https://tass.com/world/1658013 This outlet claims that 'The poll was conducted among highly educated male citizens, 62% of whom were residents of the capital.'

On reddit, the article received a few comments about how Africans dont want democracy and then was deleted on /r/worldnews.

That's essentially what I've found on this specific topic.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I honestly can't figure out if your entire account is simply for pro-Russian astroturfing or if you are actually sincerely believe the incredibly low-quality information you find online.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

You realize that first source they linked is the Economist lol? Is that a pro-Russian propaganda outlet?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

...and then they link TASS. Lol.

iS tHaT a PrO rUsSiAn sOuRcE?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If both sources are saying the same thing, maybe you should take away that not all news from a Russian source is automatically bullshit, and not that the Economist is a pro-Putin propaganda outlet.