New Caledonia Voting on Independence from France

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[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Yeah it's near Australia, literally on the other side of the world from France. Makes sense in this day and age for it to be independent. 281k people live on the Island. It's a small country, but still enough.

[–]useless_aether[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

funny thing is, they will likely vote no

[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I guess there are benefits to being in the french empire

[–]useless_aether[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

yes, creme brulee :-)