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).
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Now tell me about when the Germans visited a Jewish neighborhood and the French visited a Jewish neighborhood
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.
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
The post does not show some “intrinsic” value held by either of the two societies mentioned.
Hence why it's a rare Kaiserboo w.
Take memes seriously and get into fights with strangers.
I wasn't defending Imperial Germany. I was saying anti-semitism was a problem in France too.
Fr*nch
umayyad bro?
Saladin was a remarkably lucky general in that he had the resources.
He was a bad strategist, poor tactician and awful at managing logistics.