The USA fucked them over hard in the 60s trying to deliver “freedom,” and still couldn’t break their spirit. They deserve to succeed under whatever system works best for them.
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And 100 years of French colonialism before the Americans showed up.. They’ve been fighting for a thousand years for their sovereignty and now that they’ve got it, even under a system we might not like from the outside, it’s pretty amazing to see what they’re doing on the inside.
It’s not perfect but they’re a damn sight happier and healthier than any Western country I’ve visited in the past decade.