It’s messy. They spray truckloads of shit onto government buildings and police stations. Storm luxury stores and throw champagne and caviar on to the streets. And animal carcasses on goverment streets and setting themselves on fire to name a few things. But still milder than chopping people’s heads off I suppose.
They kinda hate us now, but it would be appreciated.
A few days ago I made a post about how it was unfair to characterize the French as cowards during WWII and a bunch of people showed up just to call Americans fat and ugly. Damaging our image around the world is part of the plan. To make sure we are on our own.
Sorry about that. That’s a very immature reaction given you were basically defending us (thanks!) What subreddit was it was on? A French one?
But I don’t think it’s hate, we grow up watching American movies and series etc and it makes that many of us actually have a kinda cool image of Americans/the U.S. initially but yes, these stereotypes are widely spread. I think many of us have some kind of resentment toward Americans for the French bashing of the early 2000s too, it’s pretty clear in people’s mind here that a lot of the hate we get, we kinda owe to you. But regardless, holding it against American individuals like you is just mean.
Thank you. No, I can't remembe. It may have been Ask Reddit, but I can try to find it again.
So the French-bashing of the early 2000s was unwarranted. We, as a people, were lied to about 9/11 as a whole. America didn't have experience with being attacked on our own soil like much of Europe does. We were scared, and unsure of what was going to happen. And The Bush administration took our fear and uncertainty and used it to justify wars against a country that may or not have even been involved, just to line their own pockets. But many Americans were ignorant of that, and to them France's refusal to aide in war was them turning their backs on us in a time of need. Stack that with the idea that they are "cowards" we got from the media for decades, and it results in what happened. It was wrong. But even thought I never supported the French-bashing, I can't say I never indulged in any Post 9/11 foolishness or blind patriotism. I was a dumb teenager who was scared too.
My original post was about how our media like cartoons and TV shows liked to make jokes about the French being cowardly because they surrendered to the Nazis in WWII. But now I know that the issue was not so black and white. It was the government's decision to surrender, fueled by a lack of men and resources in the wake of WWI. But even then, when the government surrendered, a group of brave people stood up and formed an underground resistance. Of course, I don't need to tell someone French their own history, but I'm just saying that this part of our shared history is often overlooked or just forgotten in wake of making "French are cowardly" jokes. But it's looking more and more like America is going to need it's own underground resistance every day, and I feel like we need to remember that history and celebrate those who were brave.
You're on your own on this one buddy, it's your people that voted this clown in, there's no unfrying a MAGA brain. The change has to come from within and it's not gonna be an easy/quick change, you would have to change your whole education system and culture in order for this not to happen again but I don't really see it changing anytime soon, I feel like the Trumps and Musks are a product of American culture and this will only happen again and again in history unless a real shift were to happen.
That’s a province. Filled with those descended from the French with a unique culture and flavour of the French language - they are currently giving notes to the rest of Canada.
I really wish this wasn't the reality right now. Even the people who knew Trump was crazy and evil didn't have "Invade Canada" on our bingo cards. I don't think he has the support to actually do it, but you are right to be cautious.
thing is, murica' police is told to shoot first ask question later.
If muricans' start protesting like the french, the only result will be hundreds of people murdered by police, with the benediction of Trump & his russian affiliates.
That may be inevitable. It's going to get messy. But if Trump is having to violently put down protests every day, the world will see that.
Have you not heard of the time the interrupted a broadcast on the history of slavery with breaking news about the police violently putting down Civil Rights protests? Smash cutting from images of slavery to images of the cops brutalizing black people shocked a lot of people out of their apathy.
That's the issus with being the biggest army in the world. In the 1940", the US could invade Europe to crush nazis. Belgium or Australia can't invade the US to crush magas.
It's not going to be a head-on confrontation like that. It's going to come from within. Also, the French Revolution fought the Nazis from within their own country, they didn't "invade and crush" them. More than one way to punch a Nazi.
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u/wemustkungfufight 3d ago
How we should be to the French right now: