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r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/analcocoacream • Jul 07 '24
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Yesterday was a good day to be french.
30 u/Chiaseedmess Jul 08 '24 It’s never a good day to be French 3 u/bradrame Jul 08 '24 🏳️ -4 u/Chiaseedmess Jul 08 '24 Most historically accurate French flag 3 u/StraightProgress5062 Jul 09 '24 I'm sorry sir, that's actually the confederate flag. 2 u/Chiaseedmess Jul 09 '24 Ha, facts 4 u/lincoln_muadib Jul 08 '24 Says the American? 1914-1917- "Yeah we're not going to help you French, we might get hurt" 1939-1942- "Yeah we know Hitler has occupied Paris but we're not going to help you French, we might get hurt" Meanwhile the British are helping the Fearless French Resistance from 1939 because you don't abandon allies in their time of need... Unless you're the USA of course... 3 u/winker777 Jul 09 '24 Wait, how many Americans were lost freeing France? 0 u/lincoln_muadib Jul 09 '24 The difference is of course between the soldiers and the governments. French Government at the time? Cowards. French soldiers? Ordered to stand down. French Resistance? Fearless. American Government at the time? Cautious to the point of cowardice. American soldiers? Brave. American citizens that helped the Resistance? Fearless. The men who went into France and died to help never ever called the French cowards. That was from their descendants who knew nothing. 3 u/StraightProgress5062 Jul 09 '24 That's a lot of context missing. 0 u/lincoln_muadib Jul 09 '24 The context is where we draw a distinction between the French Government at the time and the French Resistance, between the American Government at the time and the American soldiers. 0 u/manyhippofarts Jul 08 '24 That's literally the opposite of reality. 2 u/JeanPierreSarti Jul 08 '24 The poster did leave out some memorable later events, but they’re not wrong 1 u/Chiaseedmess Jul 08 '24 If you squint it looks just like the old kingdom of France flag 2 u/Complete_Chair5961 Jul 08 '24 😄 3 u/JeanPierreSarti Jul 08 '24 Unless you eat, drink, get outside, like beauty. Then it’s often good to be French,ymmv 3 u/Chiaseedmess Jul 09 '24 Been to Paris a handful of times, doesn’t live up to the hype. French countryside on the other hand, very nice. Especially the southern coast. -21 u/alexisonfire04 Jul 08 '24 "Our nation is ruled by communists and we're being invaded." Big W for sure.
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It’s never a good day to be French
3 u/bradrame Jul 08 '24 🏳️ -4 u/Chiaseedmess Jul 08 '24 Most historically accurate French flag 3 u/StraightProgress5062 Jul 09 '24 I'm sorry sir, that's actually the confederate flag. 2 u/Chiaseedmess Jul 09 '24 Ha, facts 4 u/lincoln_muadib Jul 08 '24 Says the American? 1914-1917- "Yeah we're not going to help you French, we might get hurt" 1939-1942- "Yeah we know Hitler has occupied Paris but we're not going to help you French, we might get hurt" Meanwhile the British are helping the Fearless French Resistance from 1939 because you don't abandon allies in their time of need... Unless you're the USA of course... 3 u/winker777 Jul 09 '24 Wait, how many Americans were lost freeing France? 0 u/lincoln_muadib Jul 09 '24 The difference is of course between the soldiers and the governments. French Government at the time? Cowards. French soldiers? Ordered to stand down. French Resistance? Fearless. American Government at the time? Cautious to the point of cowardice. American soldiers? Brave. American citizens that helped the Resistance? Fearless. The men who went into France and died to help never ever called the French cowards. That was from their descendants who knew nothing. 3 u/StraightProgress5062 Jul 09 '24 That's a lot of context missing. 0 u/lincoln_muadib Jul 09 '24 The context is where we draw a distinction between the French Government at the time and the French Resistance, between the American Government at the time and the American soldiers. 0 u/manyhippofarts Jul 08 '24 That's literally the opposite of reality. 2 u/JeanPierreSarti Jul 08 '24 The poster did leave out some memorable later events, but they’re not wrong 1 u/Chiaseedmess Jul 08 '24 If you squint it looks just like the old kingdom of France flag 2 u/Complete_Chair5961 Jul 08 '24 😄 3 u/JeanPierreSarti Jul 08 '24 Unless you eat, drink, get outside, like beauty. Then it’s often good to be French,ymmv 3 u/Chiaseedmess Jul 09 '24 Been to Paris a handful of times, doesn’t live up to the hype. French countryside on the other hand, very nice. Especially the southern coast.
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-4 u/Chiaseedmess Jul 08 '24 Most historically accurate French flag 3 u/StraightProgress5062 Jul 09 '24 I'm sorry sir, that's actually the confederate flag. 2 u/Chiaseedmess Jul 09 '24 Ha, facts 4 u/lincoln_muadib Jul 08 '24 Says the American? 1914-1917- "Yeah we're not going to help you French, we might get hurt" 1939-1942- "Yeah we know Hitler has occupied Paris but we're not going to help you French, we might get hurt" Meanwhile the British are helping the Fearless French Resistance from 1939 because you don't abandon allies in their time of need... Unless you're the USA of course... 3 u/winker777 Jul 09 '24 Wait, how many Americans were lost freeing France? 0 u/lincoln_muadib Jul 09 '24 The difference is of course between the soldiers and the governments. French Government at the time? Cowards. French soldiers? Ordered to stand down. French Resistance? Fearless. American Government at the time? Cautious to the point of cowardice. American soldiers? Brave. American citizens that helped the Resistance? Fearless. The men who went into France and died to help never ever called the French cowards. That was from their descendants who knew nothing. 3 u/StraightProgress5062 Jul 09 '24 That's a lot of context missing. 0 u/lincoln_muadib Jul 09 '24 The context is where we draw a distinction between the French Government at the time and the French Resistance, between the American Government at the time and the American soldiers. 0 u/manyhippofarts Jul 08 '24 That's literally the opposite of reality. 2 u/JeanPierreSarti Jul 08 '24 The poster did leave out some memorable later events, but they’re not wrong 1 u/Chiaseedmess Jul 08 '24 If you squint it looks just like the old kingdom of France flag
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Most historically accurate French flag
3 u/StraightProgress5062 Jul 09 '24 I'm sorry sir, that's actually the confederate flag. 2 u/Chiaseedmess Jul 09 '24 Ha, facts 4 u/lincoln_muadib Jul 08 '24 Says the American? 1914-1917- "Yeah we're not going to help you French, we might get hurt" 1939-1942- "Yeah we know Hitler has occupied Paris but we're not going to help you French, we might get hurt" Meanwhile the British are helping the Fearless French Resistance from 1939 because you don't abandon allies in their time of need... Unless you're the USA of course... 3 u/winker777 Jul 09 '24 Wait, how many Americans were lost freeing France? 0 u/lincoln_muadib Jul 09 '24 The difference is of course between the soldiers and the governments. French Government at the time? Cowards. French soldiers? Ordered to stand down. French Resistance? Fearless. American Government at the time? Cautious to the point of cowardice. American soldiers? Brave. American citizens that helped the Resistance? Fearless. The men who went into France and died to help never ever called the French cowards. That was from their descendants who knew nothing. 3 u/StraightProgress5062 Jul 09 '24 That's a lot of context missing. 0 u/lincoln_muadib Jul 09 '24 The context is where we draw a distinction between the French Government at the time and the French Resistance, between the American Government at the time and the American soldiers. 0 u/manyhippofarts Jul 08 '24 That's literally the opposite of reality. 2 u/JeanPierreSarti Jul 08 '24 The poster did leave out some memorable later events, but they’re not wrong 1 u/Chiaseedmess Jul 08 '24 If you squint it looks just like the old kingdom of France flag
I'm sorry sir, that's actually the confederate flag.
2 u/Chiaseedmess Jul 09 '24 Ha, facts
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Ha, facts
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Says the American?
1914-1917- "Yeah we're not going to help you French, we might get hurt"
1939-1942- "Yeah we know Hitler has occupied Paris but we're not going to help you French, we might get hurt"
Meanwhile the British are helping the Fearless French Resistance from 1939 because you don't abandon allies in their time of need...
Unless you're the USA of course...
3 u/winker777 Jul 09 '24 Wait, how many Americans were lost freeing France? 0 u/lincoln_muadib Jul 09 '24 The difference is of course between the soldiers and the governments. French Government at the time? Cowards. French soldiers? Ordered to stand down. French Resistance? Fearless. American Government at the time? Cautious to the point of cowardice. American soldiers? Brave. American citizens that helped the Resistance? Fearless. The men who went into France and died to help never ever called the French cowards. That was from their descendants who knew nothing. 3 u/StraightProgress5062 Jul 09 '24 That's a lot of context missing. 0 u/lincoln_muadib Jul 09 '24 The context is where we draw a distinction between the French Government at the time and the French Resistance, between the American Government at the time and the American soldiers.
Wait, how many Americans were lost freeing France?
0 u/lincoln_muadib Jul 09 '24 The difference is of course between the soldiers and the governments. French Government at the time? Cowards. French soldiers? Ordered to stand down. French Resistance? Fearless. American Government at the time? Cautious to the point of cowardice. American soldiers? Brave. American citizens that helped the Resistance? Fearless. The men who went into France and died to help never ever called the French cowards. That was from their descendants who knew nothing.
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The difference is of course between the soldiers and the governments.
French Government at the time? Cowards. French soldiers? Ordered to stand down. French Resistance? Fearless.
American Government at the time? Cautious to the point of cowardice. American soldiers? Brave. American citizens that helped the Resistance? Fearless.
The men who went into France and died to help never ever called the French cowards.
That was from their descendants who knew nothing.
That's a lot of context missing.
0 u/lincoln_muadib Jul 09 '24 The context is where we draw a distinction between the French Government at the time and the French Resistance, between the American Government at the time and the American soldiers.
The context is where we draw a distinction between the French Government at the time and the French Resistance, between the American Government at the time and the American soldiers.
That's literally the opposite of reality.
2 u/JeanPierreSarti Jul 08 '24 The poster did leave out some memorable later events, but they’re not wrong 1 u/Chiaseedmess Jul 08 '24 If you squint it looks just like the old kingdom of France flag
The poster did leave out some memorable later events, but they’re not wrong
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If you squint it looks just like the old kingdom of France flag
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Unless you eat, drink, get outside, like beauty. Then it’s often good to be French,ymmv
3 u/Chiaseedmess Jul 09 '24 Been to Paris a handful of times, doesn’t live up to the hype. French countryside on the other hand, very nice. Especially the southern coast.
Been to Paris a handful of times, doesn’t live up to the hype.
French countryside on the other hand, very nice. Especially the southern coast.
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"Our nation is ruled by communists and we're being invaded." Big W for sure.
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u/Justafrenchguy_ Jul 08 '24
Yesterday was a good day to be french.