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I don’t know. You tell me. I just know if it weren’t for England and the United States they would be speaking German right now.

Why have they become so prone to throwing down their weapons and surrendering? It is nature or nuture?

Well, for one, England's saving grace in WWII, as in many other conflicts, was the English Channel. Take that away and they would have fallen, too.

It's been well-documented why the French surrendered so quickly in WWII, if you really care to read up about it.

Also important to note: without the French, we would not have won our independence from England. So the gratitude between France and America should go both ways without question.

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Posted by MetryTyger

Metro NOLA, LA

Member since Jan 2004

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Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:00 am to ibldprplgld

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Can anyone explain Alabama fans’ infatuation with using French heritage as an insult?
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I don’t know. You tell me. I just know if it weren’t for England and the United States they would be speaking German right now.

Why have they become so prone to throwing down their weapons and surrendering? It is nature or nuture?

Well, for one, England's saving grace in WWII, as in many other conflicts, was the English Channel. Take that away and they would have fallen, too.

It's been well-documented why the French surrendered so quickly in WWII, if you really care to read up about it.

Also important to note: without the French, we would not have won our independence from England. So the gratitude between France and America should go both ways without question.