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Whatever Happened To The Fascist Fries? (sh.itjust.works)
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[โ€“] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not a historian, but Id imagine it should really depend on what one is making fun of France for. Like, claiming that they're no good at fighting wars is ignoring most of the military record of the country outside the second world war specifically, but say, criticizing them over what they did to Haiti is another thing entirely.

[โ€“] wieson@feddit.org 17 points 1 week ago

I agree, it's fair to criticise France's history with Haiti and some of their meddling in African affairs. But it gets a sour taste if it comes from an American, who has never lost a word about them still actively holding colonies and has never even thought about giving back American Samoa, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, Hawaii or the entire continental holdings.