• AnnieByniaeth@lemmy.world
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      Don’t worry, Trump doesn’t understand fact checks. He’ll think it’s real, and that’s all that matters.

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    We’re gonna build a nuclear wall around Europe. A big wall. A HUGE wall. And America is gonna pay for it!

    Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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    I’d be happy if world leaders just kept saying more and more obviously smartass shit like this until Trump is so enraged that he finally strokes out.

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        It’s an excellent strategy, so long as you can anticipate his next moves and preempt them.

        It’s a dumb strategy if he can rampage and you have no way to stop him.

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          It’s a dumb strategy if he can rampage and you have no way to stop him.

          Well, he is in full control of the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons.

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            France has it’s fair share of nukes, too. And we’re a far distance from a US/France war, much less a nuclear war.

            But there’s a very good chance Trump would fuck with the French economy. At that point, we all know Macron would fold instantly.

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          A part of me still likes to believe that someone was smart enough to cut the wire to the littel red button before he took office for the second time.

          They’re outright evil. And yes…they’re irresponsibly stupid. But not THAT stupid. Miller and co. would have made sure that when the little red button gets pushed, it’s on their time, not because the syphillitic orange muppet whose ass they have their hands up decides to have a dementia moment.

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      We just need a small imperialistic Québec era and we can get get North America all speaking French

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      Actually not too crazy. By demographic trends, some reckon French will be the dominant language due to its high prevalence in Africa, which is undergoing a demographic boom.

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      The Haitian independence debt (French: Dette d’Indépendance Haïtienne) involves an 1825 agreement between Haiti and France that included France demanding an indemnity of 150 million francs in five annual payments of 30 million to be paid by Haiti in claims over property, including Haitian slaves, that was lost through the Haitian Revolution in return for diplomatic recognition. Haiti was forced to take a loan for the first 30 million, and in 1838 France agreed to reduce the remaining debt to 60 million to be paid over 30 years, with the final payment paid in 1883. However, according to a 2022 The New York Times analysis, because of other loans taken to pay off this loan, the final payment to debtors was actually made in 1947. They approximated that 112 million francs was actually paid in indemnity, which is equivalent to $560 million in 2022 after adjusting for inflation.

      Fucking Wild. Friendly reminder that France is a horrible country run by people in a race to the bottom against England, Spain, and Germany.

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        The only country I can think of to have such a Euro-centric view while only knowing 4 of them is the US.

        Those 4 have a long way to go before they’re as shite as you.

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          Those 4 have a long way to go before they’re as shite as you.

          It’s all the same people. Transnational corporations, billionaire international investors and bankers, and their gaggle of Ivy League friends who all went to the same country clubs and boarding schools.

          Bernard Arnault and Donald Trump have more in common than you and your local Parliamentarian.

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            Many countries have billionaire rulers. However Japan during WW2, or Belgian occupation in Africa are viewed as having taken worse actions than billing Haiti for independence.

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                True but they quoted the collection after independence before claiming it’s a race to the bottom.

                Also shows that it’s more than just those 4 countries.

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          I’m French, and while I can’t speak for the other three countries, France is definitely heading the same way as the US

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            Maybe the fate of the US will inspire a different course. As an American, I definitely support our demise serving as a warning to others.

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            You can correct me but weren’t the Huguenots a better example of terrible things you’ve done?

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        As much as I repel this action by the french State, I think it’s quite unfair to criticize the currently leadership for that.