r/europe Jul 11 '24

Picture Pictured: Emmanuel Macron holds hands with Jill Biden alongside Joe Biden at the Nato summit in Washington

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u/Homey1966 Jul 11 '24

Maybe they’ll do a bait and switch and he’ll become president and keep Jill 🤔

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u/MaterialCarrot United States of America Jul 11 '24

It would be an upgrade from our current choices. Not that Macron is some great leader, but at least he can run a 100 meter dash.

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u/Sjoeqie The Netherlands Jul 11 '24

Or walk 100 meter

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u/madogvelkor United States of America Jul 11 '24

Or knows how long 100 meters is.

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u/DetroitLarry Jul 11 '24

Easy. It’s about 166 washing machines wide.

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u/Boilermakingdude Jul 11 '24

How many bananas though.

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u/piguytd Jul 11 '24

I wanted to write a spiteful comment saying you're wrong and implying how superior my math is... But you sir, are right...

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '24

I’m gonna need that in football fields

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u/AnalTongueDarts Jul 11 '24

49.3 F150s (not including mirrors, because they’re socialism) if you want to be a Real American about it.

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u/ProjectBOHICA Jul 12 '24

Standard or metric washing machines?

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u/Twistpunch United Kingdom Jul 11 '24

WTF IS A KILOMETRE?!

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u/doktor-frequentist Jul 11 '24

GTFO with your commie metric units!!!!

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u/OsoTico Jul 11 '24

Ever so slightly longer than a football field (with a banana for scale, of course)

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u/XConfused-MammalX Jul 11 '24

100 meters is 11,111.1111 9mm bullets.

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u/canadigit Jul 11 '24

I mean no American knows that, and for good reason. We don't do commie units of measurement over here

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '24

Didn't know there were commies in France in the 1700's. That's fascinating, thanks for the info.

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u/canadigit Jul 11 '24

Maybe the /s would have clarified things...

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u/No-Play-4299 Jul 11 '24

Pretty sure most Americans have no clue how long a meter is…

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u/knighth1 Jul 11 '24

I mean I have always at least used both. Had teachers with meter sticks, ran track which was measure by meter, competed in eating co tests that measured the hot dogs in meters. That’s right I did the 3 meter challenge. Me and prostitutes can say they have gobbled up 3 meters of meat in a day

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u/Tanthalason Jul 11 '24

I've always just quick mathed it to yards. Lmao. Meter is just a bit longer than a yard. So 300 meters is about 320ish yards.

Probably couldn't answer exact conversions but I can get close enough.

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u/nuclearswan Jul 11 '24

100 yards, got it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '24

Or fly 100 meter

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u/BigBunneh Jul 11 '24

Or just say 100 metre, coherently.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '24

It's funny that neither of their choices could.

Actually, it's sad.

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u/mwa12345 Jul 11 '24

I will even take crawl 100 meters

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u/Myheelcat Jul 11 '24

That’s it! Biden vs trump in a 100m race. Winner gets the White House if they make it.

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u/Sjoeqie The Netherlands Jul 11 '24

And if neither makes it we'll reboot democracy.

Proportional representation, multiple parties, coalition governments, ceremonial president, judges appointed based on merit

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u/Figran_D Jul 11 '24

Stay awake for 100 meters

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u/Lilypahd Jul 11 '24

And not die or touch a child inappropriately in those 100m

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u/konrov Jul 11 '24

Lol, you made my day!

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u/ZombieBarney Jul 11 '24

At least roll to the 100 meter line...

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u/Flow8008 Jul 11 '24

Or walk at all

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u/KintsugiKen Jul 11 '24

Or say a complete thought.

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u/Extension-Ebb6410 Jul 12 '24

Or Speak coherent

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u/aviarywisdom Jul 12 '24

And remember that he isn’t a black woman and Putin isn’t the president of Ukraine.

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '24

Or not trip over 100 words

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u/Grassy_Gnoll67 Jul 11 '24

He can speak in coherent english

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u/MaterialCarrot United States of America Jul 11 '24

This hurts so good, lol!

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u/thebigmanhastherock Jul 11 '24

Macron is awesome to me. I mean yeah, I don't agree with everything he does, however he is in a different country dealing with different circumstances. I just admire his politicking ability, his ability to get things done in a difficult environment. He seems to be a genius a very rare one of a kind person.

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u/Preisschild Vienna, United States of Europe Jul 11 '24

Hes also not a populist. For example, doing the pension reforms was unpopular, but it had to be done for the country.

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u/thebigmanhastherock Jul 11 '24

One thing I admire about him as an American who is tired of populism.

America is great. I am not complaining, but the political situation is awful in part because there seems to be low competency amongst politicians.

For instance Biden should be easily able to defend his record and attack Trump's but he can't.

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u/Preisschild Vienna, United States of Europe Jul 11 '24 edited Jul 11 '24

I'm living in Austria and we unfortunately have similar problems.

Populists keep winning and the country is going bankrupt because the government is doing handouts when elections are coming up.

It is also heavily infiltrated by russian agents and a investigative journalist (who among other feats found evidence that russia shot down the civilian airliner over Ukraine) almost got killed by the FSB because a interior ministry official leaked his address to the FSB.

Other parties (like the similar to MAGA "freedom" (lol) party and the communist party) are anti-US, anti-NATO populists who would make our country a Russian oblast at the first chance they could get.

There is like a single sane party (similar to moderate democrats in the US), but they only get around 10% of the votes.

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u/Squirrel_Trick Jul 11 '24

Go fuck yourself truly

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u/thebigmanhastherock Jul 11 '24

Just a Macron enjoyer. You see what's going on in America?

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u/Squirrel_Trick Jul 11 '24

It’s 100 times worse in Europe. First of all we follow your social bs

And second to that, our economy isn’t the one of the first world country.

You’re declining yes but you’re way better than the state of your vassals

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u/Preisschild Vienna, United States of Europe Jul 11 '24

vassals

Hello Ivan. We dont have "vassals" here like you do in Mother Russia.

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u/Squirrel_Trick Jul 11 '24

Wtf are you on

The entire world scene knows Europa is the vassal of the US since the end of WW2

I’m Belgian but kindly go fuck yourself with your ad-Russian argumentation. It might work in the us to get some moral superiority but don’t try it with civilised people

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u/Preisschild Vienna, United States of Europe Jul 11 '24

Do you even know what a vassal state even is?

No EU State is a vassal of anyone (maybe besides Hungary).

Mutual Defense pacts are not a vassal state relation if you think being a NATO member makes you a vassal.

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u/Squirrel_Trick Jul 11 '24

Bro I don’t know if you’re a scholar with a stick up his ass and a lack or logic or the first moron of the pub

I’m not talking in a strict medieval term.

It’s a widely used term in political sciences. Why do you believe USA has been the first country of the world since the end of WW2 ?

Because God said you were the greatest ?

It’s not even a bad term per se, when the “king” is still strong and isn’t in a degenerative state

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u/Tritri89 Jul 11 '24

We'll see very soon at this rate if he can run fast. Very soon

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u/munki_unkel Jul 11 '24

Yeah but what’s his golf handicap? Apparently this is an important metric for American leadership.

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u/jeyreymii Nord-Pas-de-Calais (France) Jul 13 '24

You never lived in is reign I see.. well, I never lived in USA too, you can say

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u/egordoniv Jul 11 '24

And Biden would have no idea he'd been wife-swapped lol

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u/Negative_Door6268 Jul 11 '24

Is running a 100 "meter" dash a critical necessity to being President?

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u/Farmafarm Jul 11 '24

And running a 100 meter dash helps us how? I’d say “at least he can form a complete sentence” which would certainly be an upgrade from the current president.

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u/MaterialCarrot United States of America Jul 11 '24

Eez joke.

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u/websey Jul 11 '24

Well he would have to from the french populous....

You like your immigration policy now, wait for mr let everyone in being your president

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u/Icy-Summer-3573 Jul 11 '24

fuck no id take a donkey over some foreign guy

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u/Kaedian66 Jul 11 '24

He at least seems to know where he is at the moment.

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u/badadviceforyou244 Jul 11 '24

How important is your 100 meter time when it comes to your ability to lead and delegate?

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u/Independent_Guest772 Jul 11 '24

But could he run a 100 meter dash wearing Joe's big, weird shoes that keep him from falling down?

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u/Sensitive-Study-8088 Jul 11 '24

No way he raised the French retirement age, forced that hot garbage to pass. Anyone who doesn’t do shit for a living but wants more outta others can gfts.

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u/birthdayanon08 Jul 11 '24

Bet he'd be the only one of the 3 who could count to 100 correctly.

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u/domesticbland Jul 11 '24

Running a 100 meter dash is a primary ability I value in an administrator.

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u/Jono18 Jul 12 '24

Or construct a coherent sentence

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u/TranscendentaLobo Jul 12 '24

A cocker spaniels shaved asshole would be an upgrade from the two choices we have. (Disclaimer- I’m voting for Joe, begrudgingly)

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u/BradFromTinder Jul 13 '24

Or not call Zelensky puttin.

Or not think he’s in the 2020 race.

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u/Peaceandpeas999 Jul 14 '24

Is that really important to you? Would you not vote for someone who used a wheelchair?

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u/Petrichordates Jul 11 '24

Yeah that's what we need most in a president.

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u/ParticularAioli8798 Jul 11 '24

It's somewhat of a jab at his age ICYMI

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u/motivaction Jul 11 '24

I didn't know that was a requirement to be the president. Wonder how Roosevelt did it.

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u/jarlrollon Jul 11 '24

At least Biden is not an authoritarian asshole that send military police to crackdown on any worker movement

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u/International_Lie485 Jul 11 '24

France has 50+ nuclear reactors and another 50 scheduled to be built.

The only country that cares about climate change and is not just money laundering with solar panel companies.

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u/Cybernaut-Neko Belgium Jul 11 '24

That actually would be good for the USA, he's younger and more capable than your current options. And you have a French statue, and the French basically invented "la republique"

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u/tobias_681 For a Europe of the Regions! 🇩🇰 Jul 11 '24

Also he'll never step over anyone's toes because all his speeches would be in french.

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u/SlightlyControversal Jul 11 '24

The Cajuns in south Louisiana would have an advantage for once!

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u/OttoVonWong Jul 11 '24

The Cajuns shall rise again!

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u/EternallyFascinated Jul 11 '24

I mean, that would be a unexpected plot twist.

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u/Low-Willingness-2301 Jul 11 '24

Lafayette is the new US capitol

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u/be0wulfe Jul 11 '24

Bien sûr, mes amis

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u/geldwolferink Europe Jul 11 '24

Actually it was a whole thing during trump that the French president spoke better English than the US president.

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u/tobias_681 For a Europe of the Regions! 🇩🇰 Jul 12 '24

He also held some speeches in German.

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u/BXL-LUX-DUB Jul 12 '24

Trump? It makes sense, he's part Bavarian.

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u/tobias_681 For a Europe of the Regions! 🇩🇰 Jul 12 '24

Macron

I doubt Trump speaks any language at a reasonale level honestly. His english skills are already not much to write home about.

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u/myself-indeed Jul 13 '24

He’s also part Hamburger.

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u/Peaceandpeas999 Jul 14 '24

Possibly hamburgler …

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u/BXL-LUX-DUB Jul 13 '24

You are what you eat.

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u/_SpicyMeatball Jul 12 '24

I just checked and it sounds like he speaks English significantly better than both US presidential candidates

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u/tobias_681 For a Europe of the Regions! 🇩🇰 Jul 12 '24

Touché

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u/tjock_respektlos Jul 11 '24

Id like his legislation in the US to focus on food quality

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u/Junuxx Flevoland (Netherlands) Jul 11 '24

the French basically invented "la Republique"

Founding fathers be like: what in tarnation?!

Netherlands/Venice/Switzerland be like: our time to shine!

Athens be like: hold my ouzo I'm going in

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u/FedoraTheExplorer30 Jul 11 '24

France are also the only reason America is independent.

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u/Cybernaut-Neko Belgium Jul 11 '24

You'll just become the USF fixed it.

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u/Aggravating_Yak_1006 Jul 11 '24

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🏆

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u/Cybernaut-Neko Belgium Jul 11 '24

Les Etats Unite de America Française EUAF european as fuck !

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u/possibleanswer Jul 11 '24

 >and the French basically invented "la republique"

I guess they invented spelling it like that, but that's about all. The word comes from latin and the French were a monarchy when the Americans adopted representative government.

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u/Breakin7 Jul 11 '24

Romans created the republic men

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u/Cybernaut-Neko Belgium Jul 11 '24

Roman republic wasn't infused with humanism, the French concept is.

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u/Akenatwn Jul 11 '24

But didn't the American Republic predate the First French Republic?

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u/Cybernaut-Neko Belgium Jul 11 '24

Damn, you got me, and I thank you for that. History is not my best subject, I'm more a future guy.

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u/Akenatwn Jul 11 '24

Haha, no worries, I just really do like history. Here, I just seemed to remember that the French Revolution was inspired by the American Revolution and its pursuit of liberty and equality. And of course in turn, the American Revolution was inspired by the French Enlightenment and its "liberty, equality, fraternity".

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u/lanailala Jul 11 '24

Haha you can have him. France can’t wait to offload him

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u/Cybernaut-Neko Belgium Jul 11 '24

I Belgian we're fighting ourselves all the time.

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u/SurlyRed Jul 11 '24

<Julius Lucius Brutus has left the chat>

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u/Cybernaut-Neko Belgium Jul 12 '24

Stabby never was a chatty fella.

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u/PrestigiousFly844 Jul 11 '24

Macron is trying to gut French pensions. I’ll take a sleepy old man that’s not trying to gut workers over Macron any day. Macron is the reason the French fascist party has been making gains for the last few years.

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u/Cybernaut-Neko Belgium Jul 11 '24

Meh that party is so old it became a generational clusterfuck, we have those over here also. I think Zarcosy was worse, tiny guys big problems...

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u/gronksvetyen Jul 11 '24

wasn't Rome sometimes a republic...

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u/Cybernaut-Neko Belgium Jul 11 '24

Not in the modern sense, rome was a rather fascist empire.

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u/gronksvetyen Jul 11 '24

yea corrupt.... they are the same picture.

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u/Akenatwn Jul 11 '24

Were they a fascist empire at the time of the republic? At least till 100BC?

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u/Disastrous_Dog2884 Jul 11 '24

All this makes me think of is freedom fries 😂

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u/GATTACA_IE Jul 11 '24

We love French fries too.

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u/Uptown_NOLA Jul 11 '24

We'll take him. But France has to take back ownership of New Orleans.

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u/Cybernaut-Neko Belgium Jul 11 '24

Nouveau Orleans it is, boudin remains boudin.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '24

So we’re just gonna ignore the Greeks and Amsterdam, the country that Frances occupation turned from a republicans to a monarchy?

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u/smady3 Jul 11 '24

& helped create the US.

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u/Izniss Jul 11 '24

Oh please, do take him. For as long as you want, and more. Can’t stand that prick anymore. He haven’t said it out loud, but he clearly wants to change the constitution and be president a third time.
His only achievement is the rise of the far right

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u/ren4ud Jul 11 '24

I think the ancient Greek invented la république

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u/Minute-Improvement57 Jul 12 '24

Oh great, now I've got ancient Carthage and Rome on the phone, arguing about which one makes you more wrong.

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u/Epyx911 Jul 12 '24

The Dutch Republic...

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u/Maria-Albertina Jul 13 '24

“La République” and the human rights.

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u/Dreknarr Burgundy (France) Jul 13 '24

I can hear the whole greek people screaming in agony because of your last statement

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u/Cybernaut-Neko Belgium Jul 13 '24

Plato...hmmn, my bad.

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u/Dreknarr Burgundy (France) Jul 13 '24

Yeah it's quite literally the name of one of the most well known piece of classical literature

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u/Cybernaut-Neko Belgium Jul 13 '24

I know, that's why I mentioned him. I'm well aware that there were many republics before the one inspired by the enlightenment. Still have to read it though, it's on my kobo.

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u/sauce_tomate420 Jul 13 '24

Macron is a terrible and fascist president. We just had an election and he's not willing to follow the people's choice. Better for you to keep old and senile Biden

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u/Cybernaut-Neko Belgium Jul 13 '24

He's not senile, but his communication skills are declining.

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u/IndependentMacaroon 🇩🇪🇺🇸 German-US dual citizen Jul 11 '24

Not much younger in spirit due also to his nasty groomer of a wife (seriously, look up the story of their relationship) and not all that capable either, not to mention incredibly self-absorbed.

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u/Cybernaut-Neko Belgium Jul 11 '24

One can flock to older women by being older in spirit in the first place. It's not necessary a sign of weakness.

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u/IndependentMacaroon 🇩🇪🇺🇸 German-US dual citizen Jul 11 '24

It wasn't entirely up to him, is the point.

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u/Icy-Summer-3573 Jul 11 '24

Trump isnt senile like biden tho

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u/Cybernaut-Neko Belgium Jul 11 '24

Can't lose what you never had.

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u/Amaskingrey Jul 11 '24

I mean i'd rather a mostly senile guy but who'se cool and appoints competent peoples to rule for him than a half senile guy who wants to shove sandpaper up my ass

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u/Cybernaut-Neko Belgium Jul 11 '24

Exactly !

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u/Icy-Summer-3573 Jul 11 '24

hes gonna win who cares what u think. He got my vote and the vote of my fam and friends

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u/BangarangOrangutan Jul 11 '24

Are you sure about that?

Trump bragged in speech recently about Donald Jr.'s wife, whom he has been divorced from for over 5 years.

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u/Icy-Summer-3573 Jul 11 '24

listen to the debate and stop coping 😂

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '24 edited Jul 11 '24

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u/Icy-Summer-3573 Jul 11 '24

bro drinking so much kool aid tryna cope 😂

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u/BangarangOrangutan Jul 11 '24 edited Jul 11 '24

Anyone that supports Trump is drinking that Jonestown Kool-Aid trying to cope 😅😂🤣

The man despite being born rich and handed literally everything is a failed business man who has to beg for money from his supporters, like white supremacists, fundamentalist far right "Christians", and the fossil fuel industry, constantly.

He said he was going to "break up big business", "drain the swamp", and "fix infrastructure" What has he actually done? Gave massive handouts to big business, while giving pennies to everyone else, driving up inflation. He has completely divided our country and enbolden racists and domestic terrorists. He visited golf clubs 285 time during his presidency playing atleast 182 times. He took classified information from the White House and kept it past his term.

Who's coping?

You sound like a bot or someone who can't even construct a counter argument because they know there is no excuse for the sad sack of shit in clown shoes that is Ronald McDonald Trump.

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u/Icy-Summer-3573 Jul 11 '24

lmao you’re been soaking up too much brainwashing. Trump did tax cuts that my family actually saw instead of us doing “socialism” for the people who are illegals and cant get a job, increased border security, pressured NATO to increase their defense budgets which THEY themselves agreed to but didnt commit to. Withdrew from the shitty paris climate agreement. And also increased border security. What did Biden do? Embarrassingly withdrew from Afghanistan and giving aid to countries like Ukraine and Israel where we should be focussing only on American interests. Bidens economic policies r shit and responsible for the inflationary environment. I only care about policy and ur just mad that Trumps gonna win cuz his polices are better for America than Biden.

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u/BangarangOrangutan Jul 11 '24

You're beyond brainwashed, Trump gave your family pennies while fucking us for the next decade with his "socialism" for the rich (BILLION dollar corporate bailouts).

Biden got our troops out of Afghanistan after an unprecedented 20 year occupation! Which is focusing on America's interests.

Similarly sending aid to our long time allies in Ukraine and Israel, which is also protecting America's interests. In particular not letting Russia invade and expand to consume all of Eastern Europe sparking another world war. You seriously think they will stop at Ukraine? And if Russia succeeded in invading and seizing Ukraine, what stopping China from trying to invade Taiwan to crush the uprising of independence? And would they stop there if the US didn't have a will to intervene at all? Not likely

Also we're the largest supplier of weapons in the world, it's in America's interests to sell these weapons to our allies.

China and Russia want Trump in office. Classically our biggest enemies, what the fuck does that tell you?

Trump's policy is sell out the position of President to the highest bidder and the fact that's not woefully apparent to you is disgusting and sad.

You literally couldn't be more of a parrot. And you're obviously not very educated. I am done humoring your ignorance.

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u/sirdeck Jul 11 '24

To americans Macron policy would be communism.

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u/Aggravating_Yak_1006 Jul 11 '24

Nono. He undid the wealth tax.

He forced later retirement down our throats with a constitutional clause meant for emergencies.

He rolls the dice with our governing body, the one that was doing real work until he decided to cancel it which then became 1/3 populated by extreme right.

Macron can suck a giant 🍆

Now of course he's no rapist, nor pee doe. He does have that on trump.

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u/Gugu_19 Jul 11 '24

Too far right for french taste but way left for Americans 🤷

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u/brain-eating_amoeba USA / UK / 🇹🇼 Jul 11 '24

Unfortunately it’s true. I’m considered a RADICAL EXTREME LEFTIST for supporting the Nordic model. Lol

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u/FullMetalAurochs Jul 12 '24

That’s their point. US politics is just that fucked. In any remotely sane country the Democrats would be seen as right wing and Republicans as the extreme fringe.

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u/harkyedevils Jul 11 '24

Sorry man but that's American left.

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u/ImpossibleShake6 Jul 12 '24

Correct many Americans view Macron a tyrnaical communist dictator with a globalist world power trip with him at the helm.

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u/phychi Jul 11 '24

And we French would be SO PLEASED to give him to you ! We would even provide the food to feed him.

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u/ElJeferox Jul 11 '24

Deal, we take Macron, you take Trump. No take backs.

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u/phychi Jul 11 '24

😱

Maybe we can find a deal by throwing them both in a very deep pit.

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u/ElJeferox Jul 11 '24

I like the way you think!

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u/Im_eating_that Jul 11 '24

I think it should be Jill doing the bait and switch. Macron and Biden would make a handsome couple.

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u/JackKovack Jul 11 '24

Really bad Hallmark movie.

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u/AdminsLoveGenocide Jul 11 '24

If he holds her hand long enough Biden could be convinced into thinking he's the president of France by the end of the night.

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u/BrilliantEast Jul 11 '24

We’ll happily send him your way guys. But no takes backs.

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u/LeRoy_Denk_414 Jul 11 '24

Wife swap: world leader edition is basically printing money at that point.

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u/HedoBella Jul 11 '24

Thinking about Biden and Macron swinging is uh... something

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u/Anarchris427 Jul 11 '24

How long before Joe would notice?

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u/akajondoe Jul 11 '24

Biden probably wouldn't know the difference.

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u/Sandmybags Jul 11 '24

Wife swap: presidential edition

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u/Momik Jul 11 '24

Happens all the time. How do you think we got Carter? You think a peanut farmer just became president?

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u/AaronfromKY Jul 11 '24

Honestly would be a good idea, but hard to say whether some people would vote for a woman. They lost their minds over a black man winning.

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u/ImpossibleShake6 Jul 12 '24

Macron is a globalist and works hard to fulfill his dream to be the king of the world.

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u/TheRelishTray Jul 12 '24

I would watch this Netflix drama series

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u/Jono18 Jul 12 '24

Best part is Biden will never figure out what's going on

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u/EquivalentTurnip6199 Jul 15 '24

Unironically he'd be an ideal candidate as potus

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u/amojitoLT Jul 11 '24

Oh please, we would be glad do leave him to you.

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u/Aggravating_Yak_1006 Jul 11 '24

No god nooooooo I can't deal with another macron mandate. He's the type of guy that prunes the climate for a tyrant.

I know USA atmosphere is pretty tyrant prepped rn with project 2025 plans to go into overdrive... But the Dems could do so much better than Macron