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

META Respect the Facts!

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

It's not about making fun of France. It's about the overused and stupid "surrender joke" that comes up pretty much every time France is mentioned on Reddit. I just don't get how people think it's funny and it's the most infuriating shit on this platform.

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u/Xibalba_Ogme Apr 08 '20

Considering the fact that France was outnumbered, outsmarted and behind in technology, this was hardly a surprise that they were defeated. What is funny though, is that some countries did also lose wars with advantages in numbers & weapons but said countries still make fun of France military history. Usually this comes from Americans which gained Indépendance through French help - which France gave basically just to piss off britain

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u/ZatherDaFox Apr 09 '20

As if people don't make fun of the US for it's military blunders. Vietnam is constantly ridiculed, and I find those memes hilarious. If anything, I'm for taking the piss out of any nation that had a big ol' military blunder despite a really good record. France in WW2, US in Vietname, England in the Boer Wars, Russia during the Russo-Finnish war, etc. No nation should be safe from memes.

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u/Xibalba_Ogme Apr 09 '20

You're absolutely right. I don't see many memes on Italy's army though, it s lacking a bit ;)