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I wanna rant about so many things
TW war, WWII and colonization
Well first of all the fact that yesterday (8th of may) was the commemoration day of the end of hostilities during WWII AND the massacre of my people, which happened the exact same day yet no one ever talked about it
That day, during anti-colonial protests, a massacre took place in east Algeria, in Setif, Guelma and Kharrata.
I knew the French government would never say anything about it yet I kept hoping for things to change
Remember the massacre that happened in west Algeria on the 8th of may, people died while celebrating the liberation of the French and claiming their own freedom from the French
They were killed for claiming the same thing their killers were celebrating and have fought for
It's kind of weird to me because it feels so so far away, yet it isn't. My grandfather was just a toddler when it happened.
It hurts to "remember" these things, and it hurts even more knowing that a lot of crap your own people are going through right now, and went through, could've been avoided had some guys never started their colonization game to begin with.
It's still weird that my heart aches for people I have never seen or spoke to, for souls I may never have the chance to meet, and the weight in my chest is only growing bigger as I learn more about all that happened back then. Yet they have the audacity to ask us to shut up and move on as if nothing ever happened.
And it hurts to see how little these lives meant to them...
And it almost feels wrong to hold grudges and be angry, and damand for their recognition
I know that's not new but I can't help feeling this way. It's just so...absurdly and obviously insignificant to them
I will try not to think about every dream that never came true after that day, except for the one and only thing they all hoped for: freedom and independence.
So I pray they find peace in the highest ranks of heaven, amin.May 9, 2022
TW war, WWII and colonization
Well first of all the fact that yesterday (8th of may) was the commemoration day of the end of hostilities during WWII AND the massacre of my people, which happened the exact same day yet no one ever talked about it
That day, during anti-colonial protests, a massacre took place in east Algeria, in Setif, Guelma and Kharrata.
I knew the French government would never say anything about it yet I kept hoping for things to change
Remember the massacre that happened in west Algeria on the 8th of may, people died while celebrating the liberation of the French and claiming their own freedom from the French
They were killed for claiming the same thing their killers were celebrating and have fought for
It's kind of weird to me because it feels so so far away, yet it isn't. My grandfather was just a toddler when it happened.
It hurts to "remember" these things, and it hurts even more knowing that a lot of crap your own people are going through right now, and went through, could've been avoided had some guys never started their colonization game to begin with.
It's still weird that my heart aches for people I have never seen or spoke to, for souls I may never have the chance to meet, and the weight in my chest is only growing bigger as I learn more about all that happened back then. Yet they have the audacity to ask us to shut up and move on as if nothing ever happened.
And it hurts to see how little these lives meant to them...
And it almost feels wrong to hold grudges and be angry, and damand for their recognition
I know that's not new but I can't help feeling this way. It's just so...absurdly and obviously insignificant to them
I will try not to think about every dream that never came true after that day, except for the one and only thing they all hoped for: freedom and independence.
So I pray they find peace in the highest ranks of heaven, amin.May 9, 2022
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