Also, fuck France; not for being cowardly or anything else the British roast them for, but for being ruthless imperialists
You know… The French Revolution of 1789 (!) decriminalized homosexuality in all of its terrorities, including its colonies. While the UK kept forcing its homophobic laws on its colonies and did not decriminalized homosexuality until 1992/1994. Meanwhile many states of the US still have sodomy laws on its books. Mock the French, but maybe not for that one.
I mean being better than the states is not a high bar. I say this as an american.
Them being less depraved than the US and UK does not make them good.
So you’re saying France is its own pride flag.
Isn’t every national flag a pride flag of you’re nationalist enough?
And also hate flag depending on the country if you’re nationalist enough
On the one hand, ruthless imperialism. On the other hand, beheading aristocrats.
Allons enfants….
… de la patrie, le jour de gloire est arrivé!
quietly, in the distance … 🎶 Do you hear the people sing… 🎶
And the best food, hmm
Not willing to go quite that far, but one thing I’ll gladly concede is that they are willing to put in the work.
Couldn’t find the french coffee one so here’s another for the enjoyment of all (better than nothing, or so I hope):
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Name a country that hasn’t been ruthless and selfish. Please don’t say China, it’s too early in the morning for propaganda.
Fuck all nation states, including France.
I agree. Including China?
Last I checked, China is a in fact a nation state (and one that has historically thrown its weight around at that)
It’s important to ask.
Did I stutter?
i respect the lgbtq+ but if they are allowing fr*nch i need to reconsider /j
It’s the yanks who called the French cowardly for refusing to get into their Iraq war scam. We call them frog eaters and hope to continue to fight them for many centuries to come.
If you leave a French flag out to get bleached by the sun and the rain long enough, does it turn into a Trans flag? Or are we going to be picky about its orientation?
If you leave out for even longer it turns back into a French flag! 🏳️
(I couldn’t resist when the joke was set up so perfectly)
Well, and for beging French of course.
All I read is she wants an omlet
damn wish i were queer (pretty) like that🥺
No kisses for fr*nch “people.”
Why do you feel like they are ruthless imperialists?
The whole “Scramble for Africa” bit
Not particularly current. Or do you mean the current scramble for Africa?
something that ended in the 70s is pretty current imo
And why are we even consenting to this user inserting an arbitrary recency rule? The nation states of today stand atop the atrocities of their past. I don’t give my country a pass on indigenous genocide or chattel slavery just because they happened before I was born. Quite the opposite, they’re fundamental to the nation state that encloses me today. Nationalism is fucking gross, individuals are distinct from the states that lay claim to them and shouldn’t be confusing their own honor for that of the state, a trap I feel this user has fallen into.
That’s halve a century ago. No person in any role back then still exists in a similar role. They are retirees at best.
Do you think geopolitical situations get resolved in half a decade or something?
Do you believe in the sins of the father? Do you believe in changing your behavior and being treated by your current self? Do borders of the past define your lawful territory and justify wars and claims?
It’s not a blame game. The wealth stolen by the father remains with his children unless they do something to redistribute it. The British, French, and Americans could all massively improve the lives of those they formerly oppressed, including in ways that help them. Increase the opportunities and economic prosperity by limiting capitalist exploitation and unfair resource extraction. Eliminate diseases with well funded vaccination campaigns, reducing the risk of those diseases making it back to your country. Return stolen cultural artifacts, even if it destroys your own museums. Give straight up reparations for all the trouble caused, with no expectation of any repayment. When that happens, then you can rest easy.
They probably have a few Ruth’s.
Then they wouldn’t be ruthless. Also I consider this a somewhat serious accusation. I only recall them being called that over the Mali/Sahel situation which is… Well the africa Corps calling them a neocolonialist bunch while extracting the wealth of Mali and committing enough massacres that al quaeda is hailed as their savors and are notable for upholding the rule of law better does not bode well. But that’s probably not the situation Jessica is thinking about and you cannot start with that accusatory tone. Also the context was lost upon me as well when I first heard about that, so it would be a fair assumption, too.
