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So as usual the level of irony and hypocrisy is difficult to grasp.

Here this one using Memri TV meme to do dunk on the French.

For those who don't know MEMRI TV is Israeli propaganda that's made to paint the Arab world in a negative picture.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East_Media_Research_Institute

Critics describe MEMRI as a strongly pro-Israel advocacy group that, in spite of describing itself as being "independent" and "non-partisan" in nature,[5][6][7] aims to portray the Arab world and the Muslim world in a negative light by producing and disseminating incomplete or inaccurate translations of the original versions of the media reports that it re-publishes.[8][9] It has also been accused of selectively focusing on the views of Islamic extremists while de-emphasizing or ignoring mainstream opinions.[10]

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[-] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago

In their defense, Memri TV screenshots are fucking hilarious and I will not pretend they are not.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

By Allah, you people are dogs. I will go on as usual.

[-] TheFrirish@jlai.lu 3 points 2 weeks ago

I hate to admit that yes they are gold.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's kind of a modern minstrel show, so I'm afraid you're cancelled now.

Sorry.

[-] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago
[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 0 points 2 weeks ago

checks notes

Well I'll be. It turns out you can, in fact, just not consent because it's not a real thing.

[-] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I've once again won.

[-] redisdead@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago

People just don't realize just how hard we, the French, get off on you being mad at us.

Genuinely nothing more enjoyable in my life than a bunch of people going stark raving mad over us existing.

[-] alehc@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

Well then you will be glad to know that I, despite totally despising your language, are forced to learn it anyway cause now I'm living in a french speaking city...

[-] eatham@aussie.zone 14 points 2 weeks ago

Why do the tankies dislike France?

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

Why do anyone like the French? Its not like they have good Wine

/s

[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

A French Lemmy instance hurt their feelings.

[-] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

My guess would be that as France tried to recover from WWII they stubbornly tried to claw back their imperial holdings, basically starting the Vietnam War and probably some other more minor conflicts that I'm not remembering right now.

Not that you should expect good faith reasoning from .mlgrad.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Well there's also the recent and completely predictable political development where the liberal parties formed a government with fascist support.

That the erosion of French civil liberties is still miles above most "AES" is irrelevant.

[-] BonerMan@ani.social 7 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Not french people, that's for sure

[-] BonerMan@ani.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Even they hate French people.

[-] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Well, y'know... broadly gestures at centuries of imperialism

[-] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Self counterpoint : Jean Jaurès was one of the most based leftists to ever live. But he was probably not authoritarian enough for them

[-] BonerMan@ani.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

So the only based Arab TV? Interesting.

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