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[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I don't think France would want to open up the indemnity/ reparations conversation...

[–] Alloi@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

i mean they did give us democracy, existentialism, and the blow job.....

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

...menage à trois.....soixante-neuf....

But aside from those, what have the French done for us?

[–] Spider2013@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Baguette, croissant, macarron

[–] El_Scapacabra@lemm.ee 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Yes, yes, but other than that, what have the French really ever done for us?

[–] Spaniard@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Napoleonic law, the metric system, pasteurization

[–] blujan@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well, yes, but other than that?

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] SabinStargem 3 points 1 day ago

I wish. Sadly, despite being heavily armed, Americans are too polite and gentle when it comes to their politicians.

[–] Spaniard@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

They aren't? They are talking about a loan which has nothing to do with indemnity / reparations.

They financed the US independence movement / war out of self interest to screw on England and any way they got paid with the Quasi-War.

Looking at history the US were never a reliable partnet, cough remember the maine cough.