Re:What it's like to live in Monaco
by fancyfredbot on Friday December 09, 2022 @07:03AM
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Monaco isn't an island. It's part of the mainland. Your point largely stands though.
They were probably thinking about Britain
Re:What it's like to live in Monaco
by WastingMyTime89 on Friday December 09, 2022 @01:37PM
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Nope, just spent 32 years convinced Monaco was an island. These things happen.
Re:What it's like to live in Monaco
by zoklet-enjoyer on Friday December 09, 2022 @08:54AM
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Colonist mindset right there
Re:What it's like to live in Monaco
by WastingMyTime89 on Friday December 09, 2022 @10:26AM
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Where is the colonialism here?
It wouldn’t even be a colony. It’s literally part of the land. It’s been going around being more or less independent since 1400 and was part of France a mere 200 years ago. And to be fair 90% of what was independent willingly joined France years ago. What remains is an insignificant piece of rock which doesn’t really have its own culture and is only allowed to stay this way because French residents pay taxes in France and the foreigners who use it as tax haven are powerful. It’s nearly as shameful as the Virgin British Islands.
Re:What it's like to live in Monaco
by zoklet-enjoyer on Friday December 09, 2022 @11:35AM
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You're right, Russia is justified in their actions to reclaim Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.
Come on, it’s Monaco we are talking about. It’s a small island visible from the cost of France, dependents on it for absolutely everything - food, energy, water, transport, defence - and surviving as a tax haven for the ultra wealthy. It’s not colonialism. The fact that it remains independent to this day is an insult to tax paying French citizen.