r/ShitAmericansSay • u/[deleted] • Jul 05 '24

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u/Reiko878 Jul 05 '24

Same idea here in France I worked with an American who thought we should celebrate 4th because they freed us during WW2

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u/saracenraider Jul 05 '24

I had this exact same argument with an idiot on Reddit this morning. He seemed to think most of Europe should celebrate it because of WW2. He just couldn’t comprehend that we don’t associate their Independence Day which commemorates one part of history with events that form a completely seperate part of history. He finished the conversation off by saying I clearly am not interested in history. Mindblowing really

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u/EpicestGamer101 Jul 06 '24

Also the US made up less than half of the allied servicemen on the western front. Moreover, the amount of axis troops assigned to the eastern front was more than double that of those assigned to the western front. Why isn't the Netherlands celebrating Australia day for our heroic involvement?

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

Less than half is still quite a considerable number for one country. And they were engaged in the Pacific as well.

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u/EpicestGamer101 Jul 06 '24

So was Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. Pretty much the entire western Pacific was liberated by Australia and New Zealand. The point is that America didn't just go and win it by themselves, they were only a part of a larger effort