That’s the west’s favorite way to do it. “This country is terrible and we can squash them” and at the same time they say “this country is a menace and will take over the world if we don’t stop them.”

Yeah, France is trying to expand voting rights to recent settlers because the indigenous community is getting closer and closer to passing a vote for independence. It’s a desperate attempt to stop it. Fuck France

I’m not the commenter you replied to but it’s most likely this one and this one.