France has no US military bases on its soil and has refused to be entirely vassalized by the US unlike most of the rest of Europe. It’s one of few Western countries that has managed to maintain strategic autonomy in the face of US hegemony. Refusal to participate in the war in Iraq is an example of this, while countries like the UK followed blindly like a good little lap dog.
France has no US military bases on its soil and has refused to be entirely vassalized by the US unlike most of the rest of Europe. It’s one of few Western countries that has managed to maintain strategic autonomy in the face of US hegemony. Refusal to participate in the war in Iraq is an example of this, while countries like the UK followed blindly like a good little lap dog.
I’d venture to say most Americans wouldn’t know any of this, or think about this, when giving France shit.
That is clearly not the reason.
The French have also won the vast majority of battles and wars they’ve fought throughout their history, with a handful of notable exceptions.
And Americans can’t be bothered to read history books. It’s easier to just repeat memes that sound good to them.