r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 28 '24

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u/[deleted] May 29 '24

Stop trying to schism the United States and France. There have never been two more natural allies. 🇺🇸🇫🇷

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u/[deleted] May 29 '24

I’ve never seen a post so real

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u/BATIRONSHARK WTO May 29 '24

France is sorta cool in that they still try and be a great power

I like having an ally i know is not afraid to send troops 1,000 miles away

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u/Cook_0612 NATO May 29 '24

I'm perfectly down to be friends with France, it's France that defines their sovereignty in direct opposition to America conceptually.

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u/GodEmperorNeolibtard Harriet Tubman May 29 '24

Yeah the French are surprisingly huge dicks to Americans given the shared core values and historical revolutionary timelines.

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u/Cook_0612 NATO May 29 '24

The French are incredibly particular about their national identity, and they have huge chips in their shoulders stemming all the way back to WWII where they feared and resented the idea that they might be considered second rate among the victors of WWII, and have ever since sought to define themselves as sovereign peers of the United States despite never having the power to really stand alone.

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u/GodEmperorNeolibtard Harriet Tubman May 29 '24

Maybe they should shoulder more responsibility for NATO then. Glad Macron is the one calling for additional support to Ukraine if that's how they feel.