Man live streams bomb threat to Capitol building

[robfosters]

I used to wonder why this calumny is often trotted out, I thought that it may refer to the collapse of France in 1940, but I’m inclined to think that it more likely stems from latent British feelings of inferiority.

It’s just a meme really, like when other countries say brits have bad teeth, when there’s nothing wrong with our teeth as a nation. Jut taking something from the past and pretending it’s still valid today.

 

[dave28]

Taking things wayyyyyy too far

 

[Gerard]

A redneck, what a surprise.

 

[Colonel_Klinck]

CNN etc will be grateful, it must have been killing them having to cover Joe Biden with the slightest bit of negativity. Now they can get back to dehumanising everyone who didn't vote for him.

Seriously? He was getting battered on CNN and MSNBC. Trump fermented an insurrection and convinced a 1/3 of the country of the lie that the election was stolen but Fox and co just sing his praises.

 

[JRS]

Does he know Biden isn't in DC at the moment?

I don't think the guy's clever enough to find his backside with both hands to be perfectly honest...

 

[robfosters]

I bet he has a bunker and a stockpile of tinned food

 

[Chuk_Chuk]

I bet he has a bunker and a stockpile of tinned food

I can't really blame him after the great toilet paper (and food) shortage of 2020

 

[Rroff]

I can't really blame him after the great toilet paper (and food) shortage of 2020

Still remember at the height of the toiler paper shortage digging into a cupboard I chucked a load of things after moving house in 2019, moving a box to find behind it a big bag of toilet rolls I'd totally forgotten about - it was quite a surreal moment.

 

[Chuk_Chuk]

Still remember at the height of the toiler paper shortage digging into a cupboard I chucked a load of things after moving house in 2019, moving a box to find behind it a big bag of toilet rolls I'd totally forgotten about - it was quite a surreal moment.

Was helping a mate move and he gets these amazon hamper things that include toilet roll but they never finish all of them. They had over 7 (I think in the region of 13), 9x packs of toliet roll. Felt really dodgy moving those into the van.
Gave me two to help me get through these rough times .

 

[Gerard]

That tin he points the camera to is probably his dip cup he spits his chewin tobacco into.

 

[floatindolphin]

His check engine light is on

 

[Jean-F]

It’s just a meme really, like when other countries say brits have bad teeth, when there’s nothing wrong with our teeth as a nation. Jut taking something from the past and pretending it’s still valid today.

I’ll accept that rob, and as I’m mostly English, the teeth thing gives me the zig when American so called comics use it in their act, but somehow all that cheese eating surrender monkeys cobblers offends my soupçon of French blood a lot more.

 

[Angilion]

I used to wonder why this calumny is often trotted out, I thought that it may refer to the collapse of France in 1940, but I’m inclined to think that it more likely stems from latent British feelings of inferiority.

You could do some reading on the subject rather than making something up from your own nationalist beliefs. Which, by your own argument, would likely stem from your latent French feelings of inferiority.

What makes you think that the stereotyping of "France == surrender" only exists in Britain? You've access to the net. You should know better.

It does stem mainly from the collapse of France in 1940 and the collapse of the remains of the French empire after the war. Earlier on, prevailing British opinion of the French in military terms was very high. It would have been strange for it not to have been, given that England (and later Britain) and France were at war on and off for about 800 years and overall came out about even. That would obviously have to put opinion in military terms of both countries about even. Except to people who are so irrational that their views aren't internally consistent.

It is, of course, ignorant and unfair. All the European remains of empire collapsed after WW2 (or well before it in some cases, e.g. the Spanish empire). The French collapse in 1940 was a failure of politics and planning, not a military failure. Prior to WW2, France fought even more wars over the centuries than England did and won most of them and were famous for it.

 

[Rroff]

was a failure of politics and planning

Sadly lessons still not learnt (globally not just the French) as can be seen with recent events and likely future ones :s

 

[Angilion]

His check engine light is on

That's not a check engine light. It's a light to tell him that the jammer he made to stop the World Government mind control rays is working.

I'm joking, but...he didn't have a bomb and didn't threaten to detonate the bomb he claimed to have. In fact, he said he couldn't detonate the bomb he claimed to have. He said it was a there only to prevent them killing him. He's as deranged as the people who think that Trump is the Great Evil who plotted an insurrection. So he might well believe in World Government mind control rays and chemtrails, etc, etc.

 

[Colonel_Klinck]

Has anyone checked to make sure this wasn’t a LARP?

 

[VincentHanna]

he didn't have a bomb and didn't threaten to detonate the bomb he claimed to have. In fact, he said he couldn't detonate the bomb he claimed to have. He said it was a there only to prevent them killing him. He's as deranged as the people who think that Trump is the Great Evil who plotted an insurrection. So he might well believe in World Government mind control rays and chemtrails, etc, etc.

He didn't ultimately have a bomb, but if he didn't make the threat at all like you are claiming, why are the media reporting it?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58273778

 

[potatolord]

I’ll accept that rob, and as I’m mostly English, the teeth thing gives me the zig when American so called comics use it in their act, but somehow all that cheese eating surrender monkeys cobblers offends my soupçon of French blood a lot more.

Heh, insulting a man's character is worse than insulting his appearance, that's for sure.

 

[Jean-F]

You could do some reading on the subject rather than making something up from your own nationalist beliefs. Which, by your own argument, would likely stem from your latent French feelings of inferiority.

What makes you think that the stereotyping of "France == surrender" only exists in Britain? You've access to the net. You should know better.

It does stem mainly from the collapse of France in 1940 and the collapse of the remains of the French empire after the war. Earlier on, prevailing British opinion of the French in military terms was very high. It would have been strange for it not to have been, given that England (and later Britain) and France were at war on and off for about 800 years and overall came out about even. That would obviously have to put opinion in military terms of both countries about even. Except to people who are so irrational that their views aren't internally consistent.

It is, of course, ignorant and unfair. All the European remains of empire collapsed after WW2 (or well before it in some cases, e.g. the Spanish empire). The French collapse in 1940 was a failure of politics and planning, not a military failure. Prior to WW2, France fought even more wars over the centuries than England did and won most of them and were famous for it.

I sincerely appreciate your input Angilion.
Although I don’t always agree with everything you post, your sentiments are always put in an intelligent way.
I can understand your saying it, maybe a minor reaction to my assertion of Brit inferiority, but I can assure you that I harbour no feelings of inferiority for my possession of a bit of French blood.
I accept that the Brits aren’t the only ones to cast undeserved aspersions on France, our cousins across the pond are quite adept at it too, which is a bit ungrateful, for if it wasn’t for France’s navy blockade of Yorktown in Autumn 1781, America may not have won the Revolutionary War, but the calumnies about France seem to be bandied about more from citizens of U.K.
Finally, I thank you for mentioning the fact that France fought many wars over the centuries, and won most of them, even though I abhor war, no matter why it’s fought.
In closing, Vive la France, et Vive Le Royaume Uni aussi!

 

[Angilion]

I sincerely appreciate your input Angilion.
Although I don’t always agree with everything you post, your sentiments are always put in an intelligent way.
I can understand your saying it, maybe a minor reaction to my assertion of Brit inferiority, but I can assure you that I harbour no feelings of inferiority for my possession of a bit of French blood.

I was applying your argument to yourself. That was the point. As I expected, you disagreed with your own position when it was applied to you. Just as the people you were applying it to would disagree with it. Because it's wrong.

I accept that the Brits aren’t the only ones to cast undeserved aspersions on France, our cousins across the pond are quite adept at it too, which is a bit ungrateful, for if it wasn’t for France’s navy blockade of Yorktown in Autumn 1781, America may not have won the Revolutionary War, but the calumnies about France seem to be bandied about more from citizens of U.K.

French involvement in the American revolution went way beyond a naval blockade of one town. If it wasn't for France, the American revolution probably wouldn't have happened at all. Not in the same way, certainly. Without massive support from France, the American revolutionary war wouldn't have been possible. There might have been a failed insurrection, but probably not. France supplied most of the gunpowder. A lot of other supplies. Troop training. Towards the end, troops. There were battles inside the revolting colonies in which a large part of the revolutionary side was made up of French soldiers. But even that was far from all because some key conflicts in the American war of independence happened nowhere near America didn't involve any Americans at all. They were solely a European thing. Mostly France vs Britain, but also Spain vs Britain and sometimes Spain+France vs Britain. For example, one important conflict in the American war of independence involved a combined Spanish and French naval force seizing a very large British supply convoy off the western coast of Europe. Or maybe off the western coast of Africa. I forget exactly where it happened, but it was a long way from America and there was no American involvement at all. There was also war between Britain and either France, Spain or both in many parts of the world outside of the revolting colonies and with no American involvement at all. There was even an attempted French invasion of Britain. France played a bigger role in the American war of independence than the American revolutionaries did, if you take a wider view of the conflict. France bankrupted itself with that war.