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While they're kind of funny, the thing that pretty much no American thinks about when making the "French Surrender" joke is that, were you to juxtapose France to North America and the USA to Europe in time for WW2 the US would have gotten owned just as hard (and probably harder). Nobody was slowing Germany down while they had the technological upper hand (re: country with tons of panzer tanks vs countries with nothing remotely competetive). If you look at the state of things early in the war the fact that Britain didn't issue a surrender is basically ridiculous (from a military and economic standpoint, not a moral one), and had they been a part of continental Europe the whole thing would have been over inside of a month, regardless. It's true that the US did manage to turn the whole thing around on the strength of its industrial backbone, but that they were able to do so was largely thanks to their geographical location.
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#72
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we still bailed you out of two big ones in one century, lol. [/ QUOTE ] For some reason I don't think "we" did this out of the kindness of our hearts. |
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#73
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Ummmm, I would much rather be without online poker than be UNDER NAZI OCCUPATION YOU PRETENTIOUS IDIOT. [/ QUOTE ] The U.S. basically is UNDER NAZI OCCUPATION. That's why we don't have online poker now... |
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#74
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first thought: wtf did u post a turd for? [ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] If your turds look like that, you may want to check your geneology for French contamination. |
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*heaps on some more america bashing*
Let's not forget America joined WWII only after they were attacked on their own soil. 'Saving' France didn't appear to be to high on the list |
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