The ambiguous role of France

[Thorlief]

one thing has always bugged me since the Liberators showed up. Why is France a member of the axis of evil? I mean, they gave the EU Hugo Etherlinck (aka Captain France) and then they gave the Liberators the Multiple man, hosted their convention and basically supported their action..that's confusing. I don't think the French should be depicted as "evil"..well, not in that way heh. Anyone got a opinion/explanation ?

[gorthon616]

I don't think there was any indication that the French government was involved (at least directly) with the Liberators (or at least from my memory, it's been quite awhile) just that the little meeting thing was in France and some French guy was in on it.

[Rob on the Job]

... Why is France a member of the axis of evil? ...

"What do you expect from a culture and a nation that exerted more of its national will fighting against DisneyWorld and Big Macs than the Nazis?"
Dennis Miller

[The Mirrorball Man]

"What do you expect from a culture and a nation that exerted more of its national will fighting against DisneyWorld and Big Macs than the Nazis?"
Dennis Miller

This really has to stop.

[Willowhugger]

Yes, Captain America 616 pointed out that Charles DeGaul and his company were pretty brutal fighters. We can only hope that Americans would give the same sort of resistance. That's not even counting the communist resistance.

On a related note, I think France's membership in the Axis of Evil is they may have wanted to give the United States a bloody nose but not see the entire country CONQUERED.

That's assuming this isn't the work of terrorists under the command of Ultimate Red Skull or Loki THINKING they have the approval of their government. Which would be awesome.

Everyone just finds out they've been played for enormous fools.

[Brian M.]

"What do you expect from a culture and a nation that exerted more of its national will fighting against DisneyWorld and Big Macs than the Nazis?"
Dennis Miller

I love it. That's awesome.

[Magneto Rocks]

Well, setting aside my hatred of the pathetic Anti-French bias in the United States today, especially considering the tremendous debts owed to that country BY America, it's disparate French elements which is really not all that unlikely, Remmeber, France is among the most vocal worldwide opponents of America's.... well, I guess we can call it "Foreign Policy" in lieu of a more accurate phrase though "Thuggish bullying" would probably suffice. I can easily see that there would be radical French elements who would collaborate in a scheme to bring down America.

[Rob on the Job]

This really has to stop.

Why do you hate free speech so much?

[Rob on the Job]

Yes, Captain America 616 pointed out that Charles DeGaul and his company were pretty brutal fighters. We can only hope that Americans would give the same sort of resistance. That's not even counting the communist resistance. ....

I bet you admire the heck out of what the French did in Algeria.

[Rob on the Job]

I love it. That's awesome.

Merci beaucoup, mon ami.

[Magneto Rocks]

I bet you admire the heck out of what the French did in Algeria.

So just because you can admire how hard and well some of the bravest men of World War II fought, it means you automatically condone everything that country has ever done? Does that mean critics of the war in Iraq automatically support Nazi Germany in World War II?

[myslead]

"What do you expect from a culture and a nation that exerted more of its national will fighting against DisneyWorld and Big Macs than the Nazis?"
Dennis Miller

dude that's hilarious!

[Rob on the Job]

So just because you can admire how hard and well some of the bravest men of World War II fought, it means you automatically condone everything that country has ever done? Does that mean critics of the war in Iraq automatically support Nazi Germany in World War II?

Many of the same men who fought the Nazis in WWII were instrumental in the Algerian slightly more than a decade later.

[Arilou]

Why do you hate free speech so much?

Saying that something should not have been said is not the smae thing as saying something should be banned.

Strawman 1: Rob: 0

I bet you admire the heck out of what the French did in Algeria.

You do know DeGaulle was the guy who pulled *out* of Algeria, right?

Strawman 2: Rob 0.

Sheesh, these strawmen just keeps racking up the frags....

Remember, France lost more men in World War I alone than the US has lost in every war in it's history. (And that's counting both confederate and union dead in the Civil War)

[Willowhugger]

I bet you admire the heck out of what the French did in Algeria.

You've mastered the non-sequitor and irrelevant aside haven't you?

In any case, I think its unlikely this thread is going to get back on topic. Which is, of course, why the Hell one of the United States allies (France) is attacking along with two countries that have only semi-hostility to it but also great economic need for it to remain stable (Russia, China)