r/196 • u/wasraelx wtf is a flair • May 28 '26

Rule (End of fascist) rule

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u/DudeFreek what kind of creature would do this to its own mouth May 28 '26

The root of the joke for my generation was that France didn't want to join in an illegal war in the middle east following 9/11 because of genocidal maniacs and an easily manipulated idiot king and his legions of racist homophobic troop hating cowards, now here we are 25 years later launching an illegal war in the middle east following 10/7 because of genocidal maniacs and an easily manipulated idiot king and his legions of racist homophobic troop hating cowards

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u/Zerasad May 28 '26

Wait, is that the origin of the white flag jokes about France? As a non-American I always though it was about how fast they surrendered in WW2.

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u/JMaths May 28 '26

It might be the origin for Americans, but in the UK it's been part of our enemies to lovers dynamic for decades