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[–] Melchior@feddit.org 19 points 1 day ago
[–] badcommandorfilename@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

"You should be grateful you're not speaking British!"

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Very apt, very specific to American history and very over most Americans heads

Nothing gets over maga's heads. They are too quick. They would catch it.

Exactly this lol.

[–] adam_y@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Says regime that is cosplaying Nazi Germany.

[–] gazter@aussie.zone 13 points 20 hours ago

Unleash nuclear hellfire onto few thousand innocent Japanese and then be smug about it for generations.

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The fucking arrogance. The US sat on its hands for years while western Europe fought for its survival. The US entered the war more than two years after Canada fully committed to the war effort.

[–] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Well, it's not like the US had any kind of alliance with any European state at that point. And Europe pretty much was just 'Far-away-istan' (as we say in Dutch) for Americans.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Basically similar to now except Trump would side with the axis powers.

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (4 children)

USA as it is now would support the Germans because the president really admires their leader and how they got rid of the immigrants.

[–] Fusselwurm@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago

omg yes Trump would be sooo all over Hitler.

[–] ragepaw@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

A big part of the reason the US didn't join sooner is because they weren't anti-nazi.

[–] hallunke23@troet.cafe 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Actually, Trump has German ancestry. Actually, I'm wondering if he still has German nationality!

This is Trumps paternal grandfather - from whom Trump may/might/could have inherited German nationality:

Friedrich Trump, born in Kallstadt, Kingdom of Bavaria

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick/_Trump

@SlopppyEngineer @schizoidman

[–] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Much of white America has German ancestry. Many just anglicised their names after either World War (eg. Schmidt > Smith; Fischer > Fisher).

I'm not sure what you're implying, anyway.

[–] hallunke23@troet.cafe 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think I'm not implying anything. Just curious if Trump is a dual national. @DonAntonioMagino

[–] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 1 points 1 day ago

Ah, alright.

[–] DeHesse@feddit.org 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wouldn't say they would support Germany but at least they wouldn't be part of the alliance against Germany...

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hey, Trump press secretary, quick question, why are so many streets in the US named after this Lafayette guy ?

[–] rehydrate5503@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Also cities and counties.

[–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Sure. It was the US that single-handedly defeated the nazis lol

[–] socialmedia@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Since shes asking France to be greatful, I'm guessing that she personally was responsible for the allies victory in Europe. If she is to be believed, then I am extremely greatful to her for all that she's done for France, and the world.

What's that? I've just been informed that she in fact was not yet born when WW2 occurred, and hasn't done a thing noteworthy in her life for France, the United States or even herself. Furthermore, it has been brought to my attention that she is a sycophant and a traitor.

Another case of thinking your football teem's win is your win, or in this case, the past victories or a county you happened to be born in are your own.

I mean, this take makes as much sense as France asking for the statue back

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Well if you're dead set on nitpicking the historical accuracy, I suppose we can be persuaded to concede that the Soviets helped, too. But only a little bit! And they nicked most of the good bits off us!

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

A bit tone-deaf on her part when Trump's doing everything he can to make sure Ukrainians won't be speaking Ukrainian anymore.

France is the only reason the U.S. won the American Revolution.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

In hers and trump's minds they probably think Ukrainian is just the same as Russian.

[–] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 3 points 1 day ago

I'd rather speak German than American, that's for sure.

[–] meliante@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

Shouldn't she be greatful they're not having tea and biscuits at 17:00 everyday in the first place?

[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hilarious how seriously they’re taking one politician’s joke.

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The whole world were expecting Trump to be joking too though but he wasn't

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago

Nah, the whole world knew what Trump was doing. But the vast majority either didn't care or enthusiastically supported it.

[–] missandry351@lemmings.world 2 points 1 day ago

But I am speaking German! It’s my second language!

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Fired for being antifa.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

It's crazy how she can survive without internal organs? Just a loose skin bag full of hate, misinformation, veneers and old man semen.

[–] cambelin61@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago

Va te faire foutre, salope. (and I am german saying this).

[–] Kissaki@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

French: "We can do both!"

Being thankful for past involvement is not mutually exclusive to being disappointed in the current lack of shared values. The US is a different thing now than it was back then.

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 1 points 1 day ago

… she said to a French guy with a German last name.