Where did the "France surrenders" meme originate from?
History.
Fucking Murricans were mad that France didn't follow them in Iraq like a lap dog. They even said they would veto the war in UN Security Council.
So they decided to bash the French with their anglo "friends".
Well, coming from another country with a great military history like UK, I can consider it banter, but coming from shit non-countries as I often see it, it's quite stupid.
>>60826383
WW2
Ww2
>>60826383
WW2
WW 2
>>60826535
>being this underage
the meme predates the invasion of Iraq
>>60826535
Retard
>>60826553
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>>60826588
Details please? Is it related to Vichy France?
>>60826535
>non-countries
Such as yourself
>>60826719
Yes, because they surrendered to Germany so soon in the war. But it wasn't the French people's fault so much as it was the fault of their government deciding to fail at that time, as was in the nature of the French government to do so every decade or so in that time period
>>60826719
Because they think we fought badly (even with the british army helping us kek). After that muhrica comes and think the war is over after D-Day (but the russians did all the work)
>>60826719
The short version is some people dislike that France surrendered before every last inch of their contry was occupied. But the truth is that they were pretty much beat anyway, and continuing would have done nothing but cost them more French lives and destroyed infrastructure
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>>60826676
Probably the case among anglo countries. But the Iraq invasion definitely spread it to the world, with continuous french bashing. Hell, even shit countries like Latvia or Peru make this joke now.
>>60826719
France was a huge country but surrendered in a couple of days to Germany.
>>60826383
Tbh I never heard any of those outside of 4chan, so most likely it's 4chan made.
>>60826863
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUjGf2Grrus&ab_channel=stefant75
>>60826863
I've heard it outside of 4chan a lot of times.
But in older generations, 90% of those jokes, at least in USSR/post-USSR those jokes were about Italy.
In my generation, everybody jokes about France. Even people who have no idea what 4chan is.
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>>60826603
It might existed before but it became mainstream after the Iraq war
>>60826863
I think The Simpsons popularised it originally.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUjGf2Grrus
>>60826786
Don't forget how brits withdrew heroically.
>France surrenders in WWII and waits it out
>now a country better and stronger than Germany
>Russians fight the Germans to the last tooth
>now an impoverished shithole
Makes you wonder.
>>60826923
The influence of America works it's way even into the state of Georgia I see
>>60826944
I'M SURE the british also had something to do with it considering you spread lies about napoleon being short.
>>60826863
>Tbh I never heard any of those outside of 4chan, so most likely it's 4chan made.
Literally every anglo I met, whether it's an expat, a tourist or student on erasmus makes that joke at least twice a day.
>>60826786
this
>as was in the nature of the French government to do so every decade or so in that time period
Yes, the capitulation of Paris in 1814's a good example.
>>60826383
to be fair, the french also got btfo in vietnam and the foreign legion was nearly decimated.
fuckers tried splitting the country and lead to the civil war a decade later, all because they didn't want to be leave a legacy of being pathetic.
>>60827011
He was short though
>>60826998
Literally nothing to do with USA, fuck off.
>>60827085
He was not. You just got their system of measurements incorrect. It turns out french inches are longer than english inches (as are other things)
>>60827011
British propaganda was fun. They claimed that Croat mercenaries from the 30 years' war ate children.
Here's more British propaganda, about a French naval fortress.
>>60826383
pic related.
>>60827121
Modern historians place him at 5'6.5" in modern inches. That's not short in your mind?
>>60827142
To be fair, everyone did that shit in the 30 years war. Even Sweden.
>>60826984
>France better than us
No
Why is anglo propaganda so efficient?
>>60827276
5'6.5"-5'7" was average to above average back in those times but they were making him out to be 5'2 then.
>>60827086
Nice delusion
>>60827276
About European average for the time.
>>60827317
IS THAT A GOLD PLATED 1911 OR AM I HAVING A SEIZURE
>>60827614
Seems like it's bronze, but they fucked up the time period.
>>60827792
At least, this time, it is not a german gun. There is so much things wrong about this game I don't know if it is some sort of marketing plan or if they are really this stupid. They are even using machine guns as assault rifles like it is Vietnam or some shit, they even have an amazon warrior princess in the most women hatting part of the world.
>>60827903
Nothing is safe from the progressives, not even historical facts.
>>60826535
Luxembourg best ally
>>60827011
It's interesting how British aren't considered cowards when they fled from Europe with tail behind their legs in '40.
>>60830552
*between their legs, rather.
>>60830552
The British didn't pull out of the war or surrender, and the British never stopped fighting to defend their country.
That's the difference.
>>60826383
Interaction with Frenchmen
>>60830552
Isn't Finlands claim to fame a sniper killing Russians but the rest of you were pussies?
>>60830552
>cowards
>died in droves on other country's soil
>came back to do it again, and again
meanwhile, finnish troops learn to goose-step
>>60826383
When they redeployed the majority of their army to defend Belgian subhumans instead of concentrating on defending their home soil and so got #rekt in a matter of days.
>>60827317
>>60828195
was he a good president?
>>60827317
>Preorder Battlefield 1 and get...
>the Hellfighter Package
>7-day Early Access
>a bonus DLC map
It's off-topic, but I just want EA to die.
>>60831358
>escape to their safe island haven
>heroic
pick one and only one.
Never understood the "goose-step" meme 'murican propaganda pushed during and after the war. How are you supposed to march without rising your leg? And German "stepping" was pretty reasonable, compare that to how Indians and Pakistanis try to one up each other by rising the leg higher even today.
originated from the French surrender, I reckon
>>60827198
This is literally a ragecomic made by a redditor to represent his view of geopolitics
>>60837067
>was he a good president?
He was a terrible President for France. He indulged the French penchant for Statism.
>Chirac's economic policies, based on dirigisme, state-directed ideals, stood in opposition to the laissez-faire policies of the United Kingdom, which Chirac famously described as "Anglo-Saxon ultraliberalism".[3]
>In evaluating Chirac's presidency a decade later, the British magazine The Economist stated:
>In his term, unemployment averaged 10 percent, debt mounted, the French said no to Europe, and the suburban banlieues rioted....It was on his watch that France's competitive position sharply declined...His best claims to a place in history were his stand against the American-led assault on Iraq, and his recognition of the collaborationist French government's role in deporting Jews. [But today] Jacques Chirac has emerged as an improbable icon of retro taste and a figure of public affection.[4]
On 15 December 2011, the Paris court declared him guilty of diverting public funds and abusing public confidence, and gave Chirac a two-year suspended prison sentence.
>>60837067
He was the best président. Hated by britfags, which is good.
God-tier charisma
>>60838435
He fucked your economy but hey he had great charisma, based Chirac rite?
This is why you get on well with the Americans, the majority of your population always goes for style over substance. At least the Americans aren't Statist though.
>>60837067
He was kinda OK, but since he was senile and had brain damage during his second mandate he didn't accomplish much indeed.
>>60831358
Finns did pretty well, prevented the soviets from getting in and didn't get dragged heavily into the war. Sounds like they knew what they were doing.
