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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month 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] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month 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] -2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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] 7 points 1 month 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.

[–] Rampsquatch 5 points 1 month ago

Take memes seriously and get into fights with strangers.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

umayyad bro?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.