| ▲ | seszett 6 days ago | ||||||||||||||||
> They raised it just because it was relevant to the sun setting on the French Empire. New Caledonia becoming independent would not have an effect on this though, the sun would still not set on France, as New Amsterdam and Wallis-et-Futuna are close enough to prevent that and very unlikely to leave France in the foreseeable future. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | awesome_dude 5 days ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||
That's arse about face. New Caledonia becoming independent isn't going to cause the French empire to see the sun setting, it's a signal that the French empire is. The empire losing New Caledonia demonstrates the influence and reach of that empire has waned. | |||||||||||||||||
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