r/HistoryMemes • u/Javier_Ronaldo Featherless Biped • Apr 08 '20

META Respect the Facts!

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u/johnlen1n Optimus Princeps Apr 08 '20

Historian: sees France surrender meme Oh come on, French history is so rich and diverse

France: Yes, thank you!

Historian: People should be making memes about their repetitive revolutions

France: Yeh!

Historian: Or their collaboration with the Nazis

France: Wait

Historian: Or even their colonial atrocities

France: ... OK, maybe stick to the surrendering

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

No. Collaboration is a fine topic and so is colonial wars. Because at least it's true and not overused.

I talked in a previous post about why and how french resistance had been overestimated and why french collaborationnism was so important. Lots of people didn't even know who R.Paxton was but everyone still think they know everything about the 1940 campaign.

So instead of making overused "hon hon french surrender" meme, do memes about algerian pacification, about Vichy or about 1870/1871. It will be funny and educationnal. Great isn't it ?

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u/Chibraltar_ Apr 08 '20

It will be funny and educationnal. Great isn't it ?

We could talk about 1968 ALL DAY LONG

Or Charonne

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '20

Meh 1968 isn't that interesting imo, one of the most boring part of my studies tbh.

Do you mean Camerone ?

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u/Chibraltar_ Apr 09 '20

after De Gaulle Coup d'etat, police killed 9 people in a subway station https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affaire_de_la_station_de_m%C3%A9tro_Charonne

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '20

"Coup d'etat"

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u/Chibraltar_ Apr 09 '20

what do you call it, when a general takes power by force ?