• socialjusticewizard@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I’m glad people have correctly realized that the French should be associated with violent anti government riots and not surrendering. That was a meme that needed to die.

    • Yendor@reddthat.com
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      When you actually study French history for 5 minutes, you realise how the memes about the French surrendering are straight-up ridiculous. And the people hold their government to account far more than most countries.

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        1 year ago

        The French only “surrendered” during WW2 because the elites in France had more in common with the Nazis than with the anti-Nazis…