• shoulderoforion
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    -232 days ago

    the french also “floated” defending the maginot line, ultimately opting against, lol

    • @[email protected]
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      2 days ago

      The ‘the french are cowards that suck at war’ stereotype is kinda tired by now.

      • verity_kindle
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        21 day ago

        No, it’s not. Helm’s Deep will hold as long as there are Francophobes to defend it.

      • @[email protected]
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        62 days ago

        As an American, still kinda funny. Not sure why we tease the French, they helped us with our revolution and gave us a great deal on a huge chunk of land, but here we are.

          • @[email protected]
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            11 day ago

            Maybe? I was also against the Iraq War, but I was young-ish at the time and don’t remember if we teased the French before then as well. It was never serious though, like the rivalry between England/UK and France.

            • @[email protected]
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              Yeah uk and france are like siblings constantly fighting lol

              For the us for example the term “freedom fries” was coined because of the Iraq situation haha

    • Skua
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      282 days ago

      I mean, they did defend the Maginot. The Germans went around it.

    • @Jumi
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      202 days ago

      Are you aware the Germans went around the Maginot? Which is the kind of trouble you wouldn’t go through if the border wasn’t defended.