this post was submitted on 07 Nov 2024
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 hours ago

Probably helped that France and Germany were arch enemies at that time so the Kaiser used every chance to one up the "Franzacken" (derogatory German term from that era).

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Now tell me about when the Germans visited a Jewish neighborhood and the French visited a Jewish neighborhood

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

This was pre-WWI. Not sure how anti-semitism compared in Germany and France during this era, but there was plenty of anti-semitism in France as demonstrated by the riots during the Dreyfus Affair.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (2 children)

You think the Germans never kicked a tomb?

That’s the point. The post does not show some “intrinsic” value held by either of the two societies mentioned.

It’s based on a cherrypicked one-off. Not very interesting

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

The post does not show some “intrinsic” value held by either of the two societies mentioned.

Hence why it's a rare Kaiserboo w.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago

Take memes seriously and get into fights with strangers.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 hours ago

I wasn't defending Imperial Germany. I was saying anti-semitism was a problem in France too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

umayyad bro?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Saladin was a remarkably lucky general in that he had the resources.

He was a bad strategist, poor tactician and awful at managing logistics.