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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (3 children)

i don't remember a time France wasn't reactionary (in my lifetime obviously). they were in the islamophobia business way before it was cool everywhere else.

[–] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

France has been uncomfortably xenophobic for as long as I can remember. It's never really been addressed.

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As I've previously elaborated on in a comment in reply to a similar statement - this has less to do with being anti-islam and more to do with being anti-religion. The French have had a long history with organized religion.

[–] Jayjader@jlai.lu 1 points 1 year ago

Though Islam has certainly become the primary target over the last 20 years.