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msleepd t1_ixt005b wrote

I mean France’s talks about the blood of the impure watering their farms so I think ours is kinda mild.

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LaPieCurieuse t1_ixtgti0 wrote

Yeah, it's pretty brutal. The first verse and refrain of the French national anthem translated into English:

"Arise, children of the Fatherland Our day of glory has arrived Against us the bloody flag of tyranny is raised; the bloody flag is raised. Do you hear, in the countryside The roar of those ferocious soldiers? They’re coming right into your arms To cut the throats of your sons, your comrades!

To arms, citizens! Form your battalions Let’s march, let’s march That their impure blood Should water our fields."

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SelfOk1681 t1_ixuo1no wrote

That’s the French anthem? Huh who would’ve guessed

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msleepd t1_ixuqpfc wrote

The French Revolution was kinda wild.

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kamace11 t1_ixtn8oz wrote

Yeah and I want to say both Romania and Vietnam have almost hilariously violent ones. US is def top half but it's far from craziest.

Romanian: "Priests, lead with your crucifixes, for our army is Christian, The motto is Liberty and its goal is holy, Better to die in battle, in full glory, Than to once again be slaves upon our ancient ground!"

And Vietnamese: "Our flag, which is dyed with the blood of victory, carries the soul of the nation (…). The path to glory is paved with enemy corpses. (…) For so long, we have contained our hatred! Let us be ready for all the sacrifices so that our life is radiant."

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puptrait t1_ixtv4co wrote

To be fair, the Vietnamese aren't exactly exaggerating. Besides Canada, what other country can say they beat both the USA and France in separate ground wars?

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