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Apparently there has been a military coup, and that's really all I know. France 24 has more, but it looks like this story is still developing. Scary poo poo.
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Jan 24, 2022 19:20
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I have to be honest, I've never heard of Burkina Faso before today.
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Jan 24, 2022 19:22
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I googled Burkina Faso to see any news and Google's commonly asked questions is "is Burkina Faso safe to visit?" Lol
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Jan 24, 2022 19:22
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Yeah poo poo's bad over there. Unfortunately Africa has a history of military coups. Thanks colonialism! Real great job ya did 
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Jan 24, 2022 19:23
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Burkina Faso has gotten continually owned from 1896 to the present day except for a short breather during the 1980s where they took a little break before getting owned some more. incredible number of Ls for one country to take
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Jan 24, 2022 19:25
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I was planning on going to Burkina Faso before Google warned me of it thank god.
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Jan 24, 2022 19:25
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Yaldabaoth posted:I have to be honest, I've never heard of Burkina Faso before today. I'm disappointed (in the education system) but not surprised. I've ONLY heard of Burkina Faso -- as in, the fact that there is a military coup happening is the only thing I have ever known about the country. African history/geography is not really a priority in US schools. I have a degree in history and didn't have to take a single African history class. Seth Pecksniff posted:Yeah poo poo's bad over there. Unfortunately Africa has a history of military coups. Thanks colonialism! Real great job ya did Well it did a great job for the colonizers! 
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Jan 24, 2022 19:26
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ChunTheUnavoidable posted:Burkina Faso has gotten continually owned from 1896 to the present day except for a short breather during the 1980s where they took a little break before getting owned some more. incredible number of Ls for one country to take burknia faso (sp??) definitely known for stackin gup the l's, that much is known
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Jan 24, 2022 19:27
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thats a poo poo hole nation OP (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Jan 24, 2022 19:28
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Goddammit, that was my favorite government.
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Jan 24, 2022 19:29
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Real talk. If any country's government is destabilized or violently overthrown in the modern era and that country has a decent internet, the violence was most likely provoked by russian social media agents trying to encourage people to burn down their own countries.
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Jan 24, 2022 19:35
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im too smart to listen to russian social media insurgents if i start burning my country down its because every government deserves it
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Jan 24, 2022 19:47
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meet me in Turkiye, guys
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Jan 24, 2022 19:47
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Burkina Faso was the worst character in star wars
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Jan 24, 2022 19:49
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Yaldabaoth posted:Real talk. If any country's government is destabilized or violently overthrown in the modern era and that country has a decent internet, the violence was most likely provoked by russian social media agents trying to encourage people to burn down their own countries. Is this a pattern? I'm not the worldiest of people, but I've never heard of this happening before.
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Jan 24, 2022 19:51
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its a pattern alright but much more for a certain other country than Russia lol
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Jan 24, 2022 19:52
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YeahTubaMike posted:Is this a pattern? I'm not the worldiest of people, but I've never heard of this happening before. It's well known but I don't suspect Russia would be behind this. They don't have a great interest in African affairs outside of Egypt, if even that China, on the other hand? Much more likely since they have a significant stake in a lot of African countries
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Jan 24, 2022 19:54
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YeahTubaMike posted:Is this a pattern? I'm not the worldiest of people, but I've never heard of this happening before. Been to the USA lately?
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Jan 24, 2022 19:56
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I own a giraffe there!
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Jan 24, 2022 19:58
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Burkina Fatso
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Jan 24, 2022 19:59
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Seth Pecksniff posted:It's well known but I don't suspect Russia would be behind this. They don't have a great interest in African affairs outside of Egypt, if even that Interesting... Pekinduck posted:Been to the USA lately? 
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Jan 24, 2022 20:04
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This is sort of an interesting situation. Troops attempted a coup d'etat against the siting president and his 'regime' or what have you because they felt they were not responding properly to Muslim Jihadist attacks going on in the country. The jihadists control parts of the country and are enacting strict muslim law in areas they control. In other words, it sounds like at least parts of the military felt that the president was in cahoots with the jihadists and want them out. Meaning even if the military succeeds in taking political control, they'll still have to battle to take their territory back from muslim extremists. Now, if there WAS a foreign power who might be backing them, I'll let you decide whom they may have appealed to or be being supported by given that situation.
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Jan 24, 2022 20:07
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Yaldabaoth posted:Real talk. If any country's government is destabilized or violently overthrown in the modern era and that country has a decent internet, the violence was most likely provoked by russian social media agents trying to encourage people to burn down their own countries. maybe lovely things can happen without russian involvement
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Jan 24, 2022 20:15
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Robo Reagan posted:maybe lovely things can happen without russian involvement installing a more hawkish government in Burkina Faso is crucial to russias geopolitical objectives.. hmm wait that doesn’t make any sense actually. Sorry for pretending to know about this stuff
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Jan 24, 2022 20:17
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Upper Volta was a much cooler name And Ougadougou is still the coolest capital name
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Jan 24, 2022 20:19
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Burkina Faso means “upright man” which is pretty ironic since they have been upright for maybe 5 years out of the last 130
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Jan 24, 2022 20:21
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The only thing I know about Burkina Faso is it was one of the first hops to get to Mali to support the UN mission, therefore I thought it was relatively stable. Oh, and it's capitol is Ouagadougou, and it's pronounced the way it's spelled.
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Jan 24, 2022 20:28
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mom and dad fight a lot posted:The only thing I know about Burkina Faso is it was one of the first hops to get to Mali to support the UN mission, therefore I thought it was relatively stable. Nothing much, Ouagadougou with you?
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Jan 24, 2022 20:35
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mom and dad fight a lot posted:Oh, and it's capitol is Ouagadougou, and it's pronounced the way it's spelled. vv thanks. a lifelong, low level concern finally addressed Carlos Lantana fucked around with this message at 20:43 on Jan 24, 2022 |
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Jan 24, 2022 20:35
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Carlos Lantana posted:so is that owga dow gow or ooga doo goo? wagadugu... sorry to be boring but this is it fr
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Jan 24, 2022 20:39
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Carlos Lantana posted:so is that owga dow gow or ooga doo goo? waa gaa doo goo e:f;b
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Jan 24, 2022 20:41
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I remember Burkina Faso because everyone called it Bikini Fatso in 5th grade geography and man, that poo poo sticks.
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Jan 24, 2022 20:41
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i'm not sure anybody was serious about it but it'd be pretty insane to blame russia when the obvious candidate is standing right there with like 40 documented coups and coup attempts and god knows how many still secret in the last 60 years.
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Jan 24, 2022 20:41
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Deep Glove Bruno posted:i'm not sure anybody was serious about it but it'd be pretty insane to blame russia when the obvious candidate is standing right there with like 40 documented coups and coup attempts and god knows how many still secret in the last 60 years. God drat you, Togo
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Jan 24, 2022 20:43
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Burkina Faso? Disputed Zone?? Who called all these weird places!?
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Jan 24, 2022 20:47
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Big Beef City posted:God drat you, Togo the silent viper
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Jan 24, 2022 20:48
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call me skeptical but i don't think the russians can troll people so hard via facebook and/or twitter that thousands of people take up arms and start destroying their own country
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Jan 24, 2022 21:32
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on the other hand im happy to be proved wrong on this instance because its so absurd i cannot resist giggling as hosed up as the realities of Burkina Faso are as I type this post
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Jan 24, 2022 21:33
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EorayMel posted:on the other hand im happy to be proved wrong on this instance because its so absurd i cannot resist giggling as hosed up as the realities of Burkina Faso are as I type this post The United States is supplying the military that is attempting the coup against the government with support because they are also going against the muslim extremists taking over the country that the current government is not doing enough to stop. hth.
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Jan 24, 2022 21:42
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Big Beef City posted:The United States is supplying the military that is attempting the coup against the government with support because they are also going against the muslim extremists taking over the country that the current government is not doing enough to stop. hth. but where does twitter come into play
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