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"My God, how French you are!"
, launched General de Gaulle, March 23, 1964, in Fort-de-France, addressing the enthusiastic crowd of Martinicans who came to acclaim him.
The event and the formula have remained famous in the Antilles.
However, times have changed a lot.
Riots, looting of shops, racketeering against illegal roadblocks, shooting at the police: Guadeloupe and Martinique are in the grip of semi-anarchy.
Scandalous and desperate scenes, reminiscent of the precedent of 2009. How did we come to this lamentable situation?
Professor of public law, Anne-Marie Le Pourhiet, who taught at the University of the Antilles and Guyana for six years, takes an uncompromising look at these overseas communities.
"The island situation, even more in Guadeloupe than
in Martinique
, is characterized by extremist and violent union behavior, accompanied by clientelism with questionable methods
,
" she
explains.
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