• socialjusticewizard
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    51 year ago

    It’s not much better in other places. Lots of us rely on being “better than the us” so as it slides, so do we, just a few meters behind.

    Politicians need to actually feel concerned about how the people they are hurting will respond. Currently they know there will be nothing more than a few grouchy news articles and upset social media comments.

      • socialjusticewizard
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        141 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.

        • @[email protected]
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          131 year ago

          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.

      • 100_kg_90_de_belin
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        101 year ago

        I mean, they chopped off lots of heads back in the day. Smashing some shop windows and burning a couple of police cars is kind of a slow day for them.