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@benroyce Americans don't know history.

@roknrol
This gentleman in the Army uniform seems to know history.
@benroyce

@josuex @benroyce Yes, an anomoly. "Americans" still call the French pussies because of what they don't know about the World Wars.

@roknrol
There's a lot not taught in American schools, but the allies working with the French resistance is something most American citizens over the age of 30 know about. @benroyce

@josuex @roknrol

sure but in 2003 we got "freedom fries" because france opposed invading iraq

right wing media filled with "surrender monkeys" hate and memes on the french

the resulting deluge of stupidity represents the average content of "french history" knowledge in the average american chud's cranial cavity, and any previous knowledge has been replaced with that crap

@benroyce @josuex @roknrol LOL, I'm surprised Canadian bacon didn't become freedom bacon...or did it? :)

It always seemed ridiculous.

@CStamp
"Freedom Fries" came about because France said, "Wait a minute, maybe invading Iraq isn't such a good idea."
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@josuex Apparently these people mocking about the French don't know anything about French strike culture...

@CStamp @benroyce @roknrol

@taschenorakel More likely they know nothing about 1789... @josuex @CStamp @benroyce @roknrol

@taschenorakel One led to the other. Something about a "Domino Effect"? @josuex @CStamp @benroyce @roknrol

@BackFromTheDud Not necessarily. Before that terror the French were on a good way to convert their absolutist monarchy into a constitutional monarchy. The 1791 constitution was strongly inspired by the U.S. constitution.

If the people around Marie Antoinette wouldn't have been that eager to launch a counter revolution probably nothing of the terror would have happened.

@josuex @CStamp @benroyce @roknrol