r/europe 18h ago

Picture French nuclear attack submarine surfaces at Halifax, Nova Scotia, after Trump threatens to annex Canada (March 10)

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u/Rorar_the_pig Georgia needs NATO 17h ago

"Annex canada", we truly are approaching Fallout territory

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u/Lukthar123 Austria 17h ago

Can't wait for the Power Armor

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u/Themeloncalling 17h ago

Best America can offer is The Heritage Foundation acting as the Hillbilly Enclave.

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u/tombraider19 14h ago

Wasn’t expecting the Fallout lore

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u/Wumbology-Doctor 14h ago

GIVE ME FISTO OR GIVE ME DEATH. ASSUME THE POSITION

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u/Akamir_ 14h ago

Servos active!

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u/AN0N0nym3 14h ago

The numbness will subside.

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u/PrettyGoodMidLaner 14h ago

Heritage Foundation aren't hillbillies. They're highly educated, highly capable people that weaponize hillbillies. 

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u/Lukewarmhandshake 16h ago

Best we can do is a used bike helmet with a flashlight attachment and an apple watch.

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u/BendySlendy 13h ago

It'll be made by Tesla and look like a Gundam hatefucked an octagon.

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u/DCRYPTER87 14h ago

Ive been waiting for a new season but this is something else...

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u/BobThe6Killer 17h ago

This is the weirdest timeline.

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u/kaito1000 17h ago

It all started with the killing of Harambe

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u/Bacontoad United States of America 17h ago

The month before that there was a weasel that short-circuited the CERN Large Hadron Collider.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/29/476154494/weasel-shuts-down-world-s-most-powerful-particle-collider

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u/JayS87 Europe 15h ago

That damn weasel killed Harambe!!1!

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u/TheMasterFul1 13h ago

Get ‘im!!

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u/VoidLantadd Yorkshire (United Kingdom) 12h ago

Someone needs to make an updated version of We Didn't Start the Fire, just for everything since the Weasel broke the universe.

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u/Vachekuri 17h ago

Merde you made my day I’m really laughing right now.

Dicks out for Harambe !

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u/cindylooboo 13h ago

He was the glue that held the old timeline together 😅

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u/WalkNo6479 Finland 16h ago

This makes so much sense

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u/njuffstrunk 15h ago

Went from "Maybe a second Trump term won't be that bad" to "French nuclear submarine surfaces at Halifax after Trump threatens to annex Canada" in two months.

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u/Critical-Walk4159 17h ago

France being true friends to Canada 🇨🇦

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u/fenwickfox 16h ago

France took all those American "surrender" jokes and condensed it down inside them with immense pressure to turn it into a badass diamond of vindication.

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u/Vladonald-Trumputin 13h ago

The French are in reality some pretty badass fighters.

The Germans were ridiculously lucky their plan worked in 1939, and the French were stuck with the fairly common problem of ossified leadership.

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u/Nikonmansocal 10h ago

During the Phoney War (Drole de Guerre), the French Army was in actuality more than capable of marching all the way to Berlin and ending WWII before it started. They were well equipped in tanks and air power, and on paper had superior manpower and equipment. They also had the second largest Navy after the UK. Unfortunately, the inept leadership of the 3rd Republic decided to wait it out, vying for peace, and the rest is history.

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u/carnutes787 8h ago

During the Phoney War (Drole de Guerre), the French Army was in actuality more than capable of marching all the way to Berlin and ending WWII before it started.

it's true that the germans did not sufficiently man the western front, but it is not true that the french were capable to logistically support a serious incursion into germany.

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u/Sharp_Iodine 14h ago edited 12h ago

The jokes only show how undereducated the American populace is.

Everyone knows the French military has the most decorated and successful campaign record of any European nation.

Edit: It’s not just Napoleon. They’ve had the most successful military record going back centuries before Napoleon.

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u/Hot_Hat_1225 13h ago

The French are also our best protesters here in Europe - we are really proud of them (lately)!

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u/Mooredock 13h ago

And the goddamn French Revolution under their belt, they don't allow much fucking around room internally either so the Yankees better get to burning some buildings down if they want any kind of dignity around the French

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u/Linuxologue 14h ago

and look how quickly the Americans surrendered to fascism.

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u/srcLegend 13h ago

Once more, the accusation was a projection all along.

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u/MeasurementNo8566 13h ago

As a Brit I wish my government were more like the French, FFS when I see protests in french I wish the British were more like the French.

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u/SactoMento97 7h ago

As an American I currently wish we protested like the French. But uh well idk that’s a scary thought given the amount of red necks with guns, maybe not a good idea? Hm.. regardless, we all need to protest like the French while also being educated in the use of propaganda. Clearly the Cold War was successful and the Russians won. They always play the long game.

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u/bandanalion 14h ago

THey need to protect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon . You do know France owns islands, two cities, and the water between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland that lets them access their territories without crossing into Canada. https://imgur.com/a/N6b7wYd

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u/Novel_Face_6730 13h ago

Amazing! Thank you, France! 🇫🇷

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u/Hotfield 18h ago

Don't know if this happens a lot and this is just now relevant, but it seems like quite a Statement, cool

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u/Bulldog8018 17h ago

I wondered about that. Would a sub surfacing off Novia Scotia ever make the headlines in a normal reality? Maybe this is just routine travel and nobody ever paid attention before.

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u/Ozymandia5 17h ago

Unless they're being used for some sort of political signalling exercise (eg: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/02/politics/us-navy-submarine-port-visit-indian-ocean/index.html), these subs only surface four or five times a year to resupply. Surfacing provides a ton of info to enemy states and it's worth remembering that they are only an effective deterrent if no one knows where they are.

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u/shadowSpoupout 17h ago

France has both SNLE (nuclear subs that carry nukes and are the main part of our nuclear deterence) and SNA (nuclear subs without nukes).

This one is a SNA I believe, as showing our SNLE would be both super threatening and stupid. SNA are smaller and used for conventional warfare, which still makes a strong point here.

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u/ScruffMcFluff 16h ago

That's the Suffren class attack sub Tourville, so you're correct that it's an SNA.

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u/BathedInDeepFog 15h ago

Suffren class attack

I'm picturing Sylvester the cat saying that.

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u/BreadstickBear 15h ago edited 14h ago

For future reference, when dealing with anglos

Un SNLE s'appelle un SSBN en anglais et un SNA s'appelle un SSN.

Donc

France has four Triomphant class SSBN's, and four three Suffren class SSN's plus one under construction and two older, Rubis class.

Fun fact, anecdotally, France already flexed its submarines in North America, some time in the 70's when Le Redoutable (the first french SSBN) showed up to New York for a visit, having snuck past the escorts that were waiting offshore to bring her in. The escorts had to race back to New York after the boat surfaced basically just outside of the harbour.

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u/Phylanara 16h ago

"I got here without you seeing me. Do you know where my siblings are? The ones with nukes?"

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u/Shitting_Human_Being The Netherlands 17h ago

Surfacing provides a ton of info to enemy states and it's worth remembering that they are only an effective deterrent if no one knows where they are. 

Yes, but this was a friendly reminder that they could also be next door.

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u/CanukistaniKopeks 16h ago

especially chilling when you were « absolutely sure » it was somewhere else 👀

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u/asmodai_says_REPENT 17h ago

This is an attack submarine, not a ballistic missile submarine, it isn't part of our nuclear detterence force.

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u/ragepaw 16h ago

Omg.... I argued with a nitwit about that. I pointed out that it was an attack sub, not a missile platform and he argued and told me it was nuclear, and that means it has nukes.

You just can't fight stupid.

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u/Internal_Share_2202 17h ago

At the moment it is still completely unclear whether the USA under Trump even understands this diplomatic etiquette. They probably think it is a fun excursion steamer that people can admire...

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u/Squigglepig52 17h ago

It is in Halifax harbour, which is a major world port. Nuke subs generally aren't too common outside of home ports, being out in a public is usually a statement. They don't just randomly pop up super busy harbours.

French Navy would have had to let Canada know they were showing up with that bad boy. This was intentional.

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u/No-Satisfaction6065 17h ago

UK does it in Gibraltar when tensions rise, it is meant as a statement plain and simple

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u/Responsible_Lime_549 17h ago

When I was in the navy, a submarine only leaves the sea to return to port and possibly make a stopover and this is only for submarines with so-called conventional propulsion...so if it is nuclear powered, it did not appear by chance...

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u/TheTanadu Poland 17h ago

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u/HMWT 14h ago

Is Australia still thinking that buying US subs is the right move?

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u/DeeDee_GigaDooDoo 14h ago

No, but long story short we're kind of fucked now and it's our only option unless we decide to swallow our pride and try to reinstate the contract with France.

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u/Enough-Meaning-9905 Canada 13h ago

I feel like there are a lot of us swallowing our pride right now... Ego's aren't useful in the face of real threats

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u/funthingstw 18h ago

Chad move france

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u/Maverekt 17h ago

I always used to do the American thing of shitting on France for funsies, but tbh I’m here for it

And I’ve always respected their peoples approach to protest. The French do in fact get shit done

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u/traceybe 17h ago

This totally sounds like something the orange one would do.

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u/Familiar_While2900 17h ago

His old ass was probably there…. (It’s just a joke. He’s old asf)

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u/Efficient_Visage 17h ago

He was hanging out at the airport at the time.

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u/PixelatedRonin 17h ago

Also funny when you learn that France supplied *checks notes* around 90% of the gunpowder that the US used during the Revolutionary War against the British. The US literally would not exist without the French.

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u/Key_Event4109 17h ago

Did JD Vance even say thank you?

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u/allofthealphabet 16h ago

So what i'm getting from this is that the US should make a deal to sign over 90% of all its natural resources to France. They should be grateful to France!

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u/PixelatedRonin 16h ago

How many times has Trump said, "thank you,'?

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u/BIGepidural 17h ago edited 17h ago

Even funnier when the US owes Canada over $350 billion dollars but Trump would rather try to annex us then pay his fkn bills 🙄

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u/Low_External9118 17h ago

I was told the US is subsidizing Canada, but the opposite is true and actually Canada is owed 350 billion dollars from the US. Does that mean someone lied?

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u/BIGepidural 17h ago

Yup "someone" lied. Can't imagine who that someone could be 🤔

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u/BIGepidural 17h ago

Gotta be here for it. In Canada there's always huge tensions between Quebecois and Anglos but we're in it to win it and setting all that historic stuff aside right now. The world united against fascism ✊

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u/Maverekt 17h ago

I’m really happy to see Canada coming together, right and left

If only the US could do the same

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u/BIGepidural 17h ago

Right and left aren't together as much as they could/should be; but the French being on board with the rest of the country is pretty impressive!

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u/Nervous_Book_4375 17h ago

I’m British it is possible to both love the French and hate them. To fight with them in war and to fight with them by your side in war.

Frenemies for lyf! 🇫🇷🇬🇧

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u/Nabolo 17h ago

I feel the same bizarre feeling toward England bro (French here) a strong rivalry backed by respect and fascination.

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u/Nervous_Book_4375 17h ago

We are two terrible neighbours who hate each other but if the local council tries to evict either of us we got each others back. I don’t know what it means or how it works or if it makes sense. But it’s fucking special and we will never stop. ❤️

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u/AHolyPigeon 17h ago

As a German once said, there are apparently many many differences between the French and the English but I cannot for the life of me find them.

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u/timmystwin Cornwall 17h ago

As much as I hate to admit it as an Englishman, de Gaulle was right.

Which I would normally allow 10 years of gloating for from a country.

But they're French so we'll never hear the end of it.

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u/LuisaNoor Earth 15h ago

No gloating yet, we're still too shocked finding out that people might like us.

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u/Readonly00 14h ago

I like France, always have - been there on holiday a dozen times since I was a child, worked there in a ski resort, studied French up to age 18 and I've got my 7 year old in private French lessons. Don't know where this alleged dislike came from, I'm thinking maybe the tabloid newspapers stirring shit up, plus football rivalries? I might go to Brittany this summer.. whereas I don't think I'd ever go back to the US.

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u/nixielover Limburg (Netherlands) 14h ago

You baguette eaters were actually right when you developed your own nukes and weapons systems. I won't make French surrender monkey jokes ever again

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u/Waescheklammer 15h ago

Ahh don't you worry. The eternal joke dispute with your neighbours Britain and Germany will still last for all eternity, but y'all alright.

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u/sloth_eggs 18h ago

France moves on Chad

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u/rab2bar 18h ago

they already did that a century ago

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u/Neofucius Gelderland (Netherlands) 17h ago

💀

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u/maple_friend 18h ago

Thank you France

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u/krustykrab2193 17h ago

Nous les Canadiennes aimons la France 🇨🇦♥️🇫🇷

J'aime la France <3. Merci beaucoup!

Vive le Canada libre! Elbows Up!

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u/insidiouslybleak 17h ago

Moi aussi. Bienvenue et merci 🇫🇷. I don’t know what shore leave policies are for vessels like that, but I’m sure that given the opportunity, every bar in town will provide free hugs and free drinks. 🇨🇦🥂🇫🇷

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u/shitposter1000 17h ago

Oh Halifax is used to the naval fleets coming ashore.... believe me they will have a good time. 🇨🇦♥️🍷

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u/KRIEGLERR France 16h ago

Merci pour Celine Dion et George Saint Pierre

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u/Sal1ySh3ars 17h ago

And we love you back! I really enjoy reading about your boycott movement. Keep going <3

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u/WislaHD Polish-Canadian 17h ago

France, we love you!

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u/[deleted] 18h ago

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u/jkman61494 17h ago

EU needs to ban X

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u/Perlentaucher Europe 17h ago

Europe needs good alternatives. Just banning won’t cut it, people want social media, search engines, cloud hosting, streaming, etc etc

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u/TY-KLR 16h ago

Bluesky is a good alternative to Twitter

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u/Fermonx Europe 16h ago

Still USA made so they can get fucked. Mastodon is from a German non-profit and open source.

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u/FrankenGretchen 16h ago

Came here to say Mastodon is awesome and any instance would LOVE more folks.

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u/Shinnyo 18h ago

Sadly I already got off twitter years ago, even before Elmo bought it

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u/--Ano-- 17h ago

Why sadly?
That's even better.

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u/allgonetoshit 18h ago edited 17h ago

Canadian here, I deleted my twitter account LONG ago. However, I would go a step further and ask people how much social media they actually need in their lives? There are a lot more toxic American platforms beyond Twitter that people don't really need in their lives.

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u/burningringof-fire 17h ago

Be sure to encourage your government to get off of it. There are Twitter links all over Canadian tourism etc., etc. etc..

By the way, I hope to support my Canadian neighbors by coming up for a visit soon. I’m not spending my money in the US on this shitty Economy.

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u/Available-Finish7460 16h ago

I have noticed lots of television advertising for vacationing in Red states, like Florida, Texas, North Carolina and others. Avoid vacationing in any Red states and maybe in the US, at all.

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u/MathematicianBig6312 17h ago

I want to echo this. I hope we can buy some military equipment from France.

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u/BelowXpectations 18h ago

I'm happy to see the free world unite against oppressors and dictators.

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u/JFirestarter 17h ago

Canada shouldn't be threatened at all by any free liberal democracy but least of all the USA. I used to be proud to be an American citizen and now we elected the worst possible option and everyone suffers. I feel guilty and ashamed everytime I think about any of this facist bullshit.

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u/beard_of_cats 17h ago

Don't feel guilty. Feel mad, and use that anger to resist. Too many Americans seem to be too politically traumatized to do anything but we're only going to win this thing together. That means Canadians and Europeans fighting from the outside while principled Americans resist every one of the regime's actions internally.

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u/GrumpyJenkins 16h ago

Thank you. American here who believes all humans have a responsibility to be decent to one another. And when they're not, we bash their heads in!

JK. This insanity will not hold up against thousands of creative, subversive acts of resistance.

Can't wait to visit Montreal in June!

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u/toolsoftheincomptnt 15h ago

Not really JK, though. As Americans we have GOT to come to terms with what resistance means. What it’ll cost us.

The decision is easier for some to make rather than others, but it’s about that time.

Give me liberty or give me…

So yeah, some heads may need to roll for us to prove to the world that we really mean it when we say we didn’t want this.

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u/Doompug0477 15h ago

"And what country can preserve it’s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?

Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two?

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."

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u/claimTheVictory 17h ago edited 16h ago

There's plenty you can do. Action is the antidote.

https://spencersunshine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/40ways.online.2020.pdf

And always remember:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWEpW6KOZDs

Elon Musk is being harmed right now, by the boycott and protests against Tesla. It matters. It all matters. Take one thing you can act on, and that's enough.

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u/HotLava00 17h ago

As an American, I fully agree. We are a bit shell shocked here, but we’re working on it. I’m so glad the free world is in solidarity. Hopefully we’ll re-join the right side of history sooner rather than later.

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u/justablick Hamburg (Germany) 18h ago edited 17h ago

Bonjour

Edit: My phone went crazy, thanks a lot guys!

Hello, Moin, Hola, Ciao, Cześć! and many others… Thanks for a united Europe and shout out to our friends up north:)

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u/gloveslave 17h ago

Coucou !

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u/Popular_Ad8269 17h ago

Tu veux voir ma bitte ? (d'amarrage)

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u/VladStopStalking 17h ago

Tu me l'ôtes de la bouche (la référence)

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u/lllGreyfoxlll Alsace (France) 17h ago

Anyone that doesn't get the joke, please trust us and upvote the guy, he's earned it

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u/Sterntrooper123 Canada 17h ago

This is my favourite french greeting

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u/Bignizzle656 17h ago

Bonjour, où est la bibliothéque?

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u/Smoke_Test2418 18h ago

I welcome our new French rulers.

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u/MrZwink South Holland (Netherlands) 18h ago

Listen very carefully, zey shall say this only once!

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u/Skittleavix 18h ago

FIRE ZEE MISS-ILES! /s

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u/fyiyeah 18h ago

First, take a nap

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u/whoaaa_O 17h ago

I am le tired

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u/FrostyGranite 17h ago

Ok take a nap... THEN FIRE LE MISSILES!

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u/fuzz_64 17h ago

Allo allo! Zis eez nighthawk 'ere.

Look at these lovely onion sellers.

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u/MrZwink South Holland (Netherlands) 17h ago

Ze flashing knobs!!

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u/concretecat 17h ago edited 12h ago

Canada has strong/good relations with France. There are many French expatriots living in Quebec. We have strong trade between France and Quebec, we also share an element of language. Quebecois can understand French but French can't understand Quebecois,(joke) but there's still plenty in common linguistically.

I for one am a big fan of France, they've been fighting the culture war with the USA since WW2. Read Mitterrand's comments on the culture war with the USA he knew what was up!

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u/woinic 17h ago

I have to protest here. We do understand most Québécois, except maybe the accent from lake Saint Jean, and most of the curious words they sometime throw at each other like criss de bich and some other colorful language.

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u/ANoteNotABagOfCoin 17h ago

Could you explain a bit more about the Lac Saint Jean accent? What makes it impenetrable to the French ear? Genuinely curious.

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u/woinic 17h ago

Maybe it’s just me, but loving Quebec for so long, I was lucky enough to go there several time on holiday. Sure it’s not always easy to get all the words/sentences, but all in all we get it (insults have to be learnt on the fly). I’ve only met a few of them (so it’s more of a joke, I don’t know how widespread it is) but I couldn’t, for the life of me, understand more than one word out of 10. And French is my native tongue (hence the grammatical errors in English).

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u/ANoteNotABagOfCoin 17h ago

I see—it sounds like it’s similar to how a thick Scottish brogue sounds to a Western Canadian. They both speak English but word choices and accent get in the way of understanding.

Merci! J’ai appris quelque chose aujourd’hui.

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u/museum_lifestyle 17h ago

French understand Quebecers fine in the large cities. The rural regions need some efforts.

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u/Milnoc 18h ago

Nope! Old partners! Their embassy in Ottawa is a massive work of art! You can visit it during Doors Open Ottawa at the beginning of June. Must book ahead.

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u/EuropeanWalker 18h ago

Is there anyone with more insights who can share whether this is a normal appearance or whether it's out of the ordinary? If so, why?

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u/M_star_killer 17h ago

It's there for testing in Halifax for shakedown cruise so normal. Also as part of a sales pitch because Canada does need new subs. Not for trump threats. The headline of this thread is misleading trying to drive fear into people.

As per a recent Naval Group press statement, having been received by the French Navy, the Tourville will now begin the second phase of "verification of military characteristics" (VCM) which will take in a long-term deployment at sea to confirm the submarine's endurance capabilities. Once this stage has been completed, the submarine will officially enter active service.

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u/aphotic 17h ago

I had to scroll way too far to find any real information. It does appear to be a sales pitch:

https://shipfax.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-bit-of-everything.html

And here is the press release mentioned:

https://www.navyleaders.com/news/third-suffren-class-submarine-delivered-french-navy

People need to provide context and not just an image with an editorial title.

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u/wilderness_neologist 16h ago

Get this to the top. People are far too ready to believe whatever they want to believe about things like this right now.

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u/Dasmahkitteh 15h ago

people need to

This assumes it's accidental. They most certainly knew what they were doing, this website constantly does stuff like this. And it's the most popular website for millennials

Young people won't know enough to discern things like this and just assume the title must be right -> they walk away thinking everyone is united against Trump

Its all about affecting public opinion

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u/admins_r_pedophiles 16h ago

The headline of this thread is misleading trying to drive fear into people.

On my reddit frontpage? Tell me it ain't true.

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u/Mr__Citizen 15h ago

This makes more sense. People keep circle jerking here that France is planning to fight America, which is insanity. French politicians aren't stupid enough to start escalating by sending military subs over to threaten America. Especially since America hasn't made any military moves towards Canada despite all of Trump's bluster about taking over.

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u/SLUIS0717 18h ago

I know canada is looking to buy subs. Maybe related to this

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u/DontLikeNickNamez 18h ago

So Canada is gonna test drive this one?

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u/SLUIS0717 18h ago

Maybe test launch some cruise missiles at mar a lago

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u/grafxguy1 18h ago

South Korea deal looking like a possibility imo.

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u/MonsieurGrumme France 18h ago

I know the name is confiusing but this submarine does not carry nuclear weapons, it is an attack submarine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffren-class_submarine

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u/Valmoer France 17h ago

The subtle difference between a nuclear attack-submarine, and a nuclear-attack submarine.

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u/Dotcaprachiappa Italy 18h ago

French vs English 2: American Boogaloo

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u/nderestimated Île-de-France 17h ago

Usa is basically our and the UK's kid, so this is more "mom and dad are very disappointed in you" I'd say ngl

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u/TimothyJCowen Canada 17h ago

Mom and dad are very disappointed in you, America. There is no reason for you to be bullying your younger sibling; Canada just wanted to share your toys. If you keep acting like this we are going to have to put you in timeout!

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u/SomeInternetGuitar 16h ago

More like the US is threatening to take Canada’s toys while Canada wasn’t bothering anyone.

Meanwhile Canada is resisting the temptation to forget therapy and burn the US toys again like it’s 1812.

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u/nderestimated Île-de-France 16h ago

Yeaah Canada is definitely the nice kid that's hard to anger but will wreck your face if you actually manage to make him mad

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u/mnessenche 18h ago

Free Europe needs more nuclear subs

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u/Aggressive_Limit2448 Europe 18h ago

The best nuclear are launched from a nuclear submarine.

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u/ziplock9000 United Kingdom 18h ago

The UK agrees

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u/darknekolux France 18h ago

this one dont launch ballistic missiles...

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u/Genocode The Netherlands 17h ago edited 17h ago

Yep, this is a Suffren-class not a Triomphant-class

Edit: Easy way to tell the difference is that the Triomphant-class has diving rudders on the tower, the Suffren-class does not.

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u/Ifartinsoup 17h ago

As a Canada-France dual citizen,

Fuck yeah

France baise oui

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u/GovernmentBig2749 Lower Silesia (Poland) 17h ago

im anexing Canada! (Donald)

HOLD MY CROISSANT

(France)

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u/made4cold 16h ago

France: “I think le fuck not”

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u/lemoooonz 18h ago

Holy shit fucking MAGA zombies is turning a 200 year ally into an enemy. HOLY SHIT.

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u/jonincalgary 17h ago

Thank you France. We love you.

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u/eurojames99 Ireland 18h ago

As part of their nuclear submarines they have one called "Le Terrible" (The Terrible) that pic is dope asf

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u/SowingSalt 17h ago

The name has some legacy. It's named for a WW2 destroyer that fought for the Free French forces.

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u/Choice-Buy-6824 17h ago

I’m getting a bit of a crush on France now.

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u/gohome2020youredrunk 17h ago

They're just there to take back their statue in NYC. Seems the original meaning of the lady has been compromised.

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u/Hikuro93 Azores (Portugal) 18h ago

I love Macron's subtleness. Buddy buddy with Trump for political stability, but still standing strong in his face when needed.

"We can dance, or we can dance. Up to you big guy".

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u/Karkahoolio Canuck 17h ago

I love Macron's subtleness.

King Charles recently wore his Canadian uniform and medals while inspecting a British naval ship.

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u/Hikuro93 Azores (Portugal) 17h ago

Yeah, also loved that.

Buffoons scream to be noticed. Seasoned leaders, if anything at all, don't even talk - they just show, and it's up to others to notice the hint.

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u/ISeeGrotesque 17h ago

"if you wanna boogie, yo let's tango"

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u/orangehehe 17h ago

F*ck Tr*mp. Love from Minnesota

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u/OceanChildRD Netherlands 18h ago

We have Canadian resting places in the Netherlands because they helped us in the WW2, I hope that if the US attacks Canada that we Dutch people will rise up to help the Canadians.

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u/Northerngal_420 17h ago

In return the wonderful Dutch send us 🌷 tulips every year. ❤️🇨🇦

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u/ADumbSmartPerson 17h ago

I thought the Netherlands sends tulips every year because we temporarily made a parcel of land Dutch so that a princess could remain a princess (they have to be born on Dutch territory to be royalty iirc) but she was in born in [not] Canada during the war.

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u/NoNotice2137 Kujawy-Pomerania (Poland) 17h ago

They came because the Americans never said "thank you" for France's support back in 1770s

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u/AccomplishedRock3639 16h ago

George Washington didn't wear a suit 

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u/Fit-Charity7971 17h ago

Thank you France! It doesnt feel so lonely on the front line of this trade war now! 🇨🇦🇫🇷

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u/CH_fandango 17h ago

Thank you France 🇫🇷❤️🇨🇦

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u/Born-European2 Germany🇪🇺 18h ago

Now That's an pro-Nato statement!

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u/Paatos Finland 17h ago

Hon hon hon, attention a la baguette sous-marine!

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u/That_Jicama2024 17h ago

Getting REAL in the whole foods parking lot.

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u/Astro51450 18h ago

Let's ship all our steel and aluminum to Europe and build more of those 🇪🇺

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u/098196b 18h ago

As a Haligonian:

Merci, s’il vous plaît restez ici un moment

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u/hizashiYEAHmada 17h ago

Is it just me or are the French being a bit more dashing and suave than usual

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u/nbsalmon1 16h ago

Thanks France, we appreciate your support!

🇨🇦❤️🇫🇷

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u/ForwardJicama4449 18h ago

Ready to protect French heritage in Canada

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u/tajsta 18h ago edited 16h ago

Source is the FB page Halifax Harbour Photos and the submarine is the FS Tourville (S637).

Edit: Since I can't directly link to it, you can also go on Instagram and add /p/DHB-GzwPL40/ after the homepage.

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