😂😂😂 independent…. These guys …. lol let the French coook there or it will be a new pirate nation like Haiti there

That’s the contrary, actually. The White Caledonian French only represent less than 20% of the population, the kanaks more than 40% of the population, and the rest which is the majority ate the economic migrants from surrounding countries. When it comes to elections and those who have the right to vote, the kanaks represent more than 87% and the whites less than 15%. In 4 referendums already the population than can vote, a majority of kanaks and a minority of whites, voted each time to stay in France, and that is because a big part of the kanak population, those who are educated or have a minimum understanding of what’s going on voted to stay in France. Democracy talked, and every time the democratic result was “we want to stay in France”. The pro independence ones don’t recognise the democratic results and they do it not only for the referendums but for everything they don’t agree with. That’s not how democracy works, the people voted and they have to accept the result even if it’s not what they wanted. It is not only the referendums, kanaks represent more than 80% of the New Caledonian congress and government, amongst which the president and the ministers. It’s been a constant problem with these people who don’t recognise democracy. As for the riots, it has nothing to do with the law, even when asked the rioters say nonsense and prove they don’t have any understanding of it or of the New Caledonian government and status. For multiple years now, the New Caledonian government has had problems with this 15-25 years old kanak youth who doesn’t want to go to school, to study or to work, even though they have free education. They instead drop out of school and pass their time drinking, looting and stealing the others, and the victims are mostly kanaks who see their stuff stolen.

​@brunol-p_g8800 As someone from another Melanesian country, I would strongly advise Kanaks to stay with France. If they get Independence, they'll be worse off, given they have limited resources and means of economic independence. From the perspective of a Papua New Guinean with massive resource wealth, we are still poor and most government bureaucrats are corrupt, non functioning state institutions so I believe the Kanaks will be worse off given their limited resource. At the moment their standard of living is higher and they have a higher GDP per capita. They need to be very careful of not becoming another failed state in the Pacific and not fall for the anti France sentiment across the globe.

It's a problem around the world from Hong Kong to Kiev from Georga to Dublin young people are too easily manipulated and mobalised. Turning your democracy into a joke.

This is hypocrisy at its finest. I wonder how autochthonous people could defend themselves militarily against other big powerful nations who care far less about human rights.

Ah yes, then they will let china walk-in.

Free from democracy so they can be eaten by less virtuous partners, yes go ahead 👍🏾

He's only there to continue flexing his arrogant French muscles!

everyhting Macron touches turns to

so u think Kanaks get special rights ??? they are the minority

There is nothing derogatory about this descriptor. It is just a way of saying it is near Australia.

@caribxplorer4400 Colonialists cannot help but out themselves.

It's like a 90 min flight from Brisbane

​@EchoBravo370 Yes, france is a country located in the backyard of the Balearic Islands.

Interesting concept, "Australia accept several thousand young Kanaks". what economic benefit would several thousand Kanaks deliver to Australia, when they have no education, they drink themselves into oblivion, they commit arson, murder and other crimes and then they are protected by others and it is alleged they only commit these crimes because they want independence. Why would Australia welcome such people? Surely it is about time the Kanak tribes put their foot down on their youth and give them skills, which they would get if they finished their schooling and attended college.

Explain your point

Yes let there be a vacuum for power so that other nations can take over, we'll see how much their rights would be respected 😂 These places need powerful nations for protection but perhaps you didn't realise that, by themselves they'd get phagocytated

@@wadi5145 what’s needed are governments that represent the people. France doesn’t have one.

@@slawekwojtowicz are you saying that the French govt doesn't provide for its people? Isn't France a Welfare state?

@@wadi5145 why do you think people in France have been protesting?

What's your point?

Colonists are not immigrants. Try thinking more before speaking

Is more than a vote… Caledonians want to decide that themselves not what France tells them.

@@greigger they are because they migrated in other territories, it's called emigration

@@hetty7891 are nationalised immigrants in France not French? Likewise, are nationalised immigrants in Caledonia not Caledonians?

You know st Martin ? One half is French and other half is Dutch. These thiefs are everywhere. Parasites

How can these developing nations defend themselves without France? Do you think that other powers would respect these indigenous people more? France is the land of human rights and is a far better partner than many others. Give me the name of one partner who can do what France does better

​@wadi5145 they don't need France or any other European. The entitlement of euros is WILD

That's not how history works

No they don't. Don't speak for them, they want autonomy but NOT independence.

Just keep your mouth shut because NewCal is not in Africa!

China

They export some nickel but without the subsidies their economy would drop. Probably the main reason they don't want independence. It's mutually beneficial.

Not accurate. They want autonomy but they don't want independence. The unrest is over a reduction of autonomy for the native population. The island's economy is heavily subsidized by France. That's why they don't want independence (they have been given that choice in the past).

@@delos2279 Why are you colonial beings so obtuse? Who voted for those referendums? It's the similar situation as Northern Ireland. Only Aboriginals should be allowed to vote in any referendum - it's that simple. The rest are the descendants of the French criminals and colonizing settlers.

Because china already has more territory than it deserves

This is the battle

Wth? They don't want to join China. No country would.