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Originally posted by Animalman:
I think the "we saved your ass in ww2" mentality is absurd, and if anyone is in debt, it's the U.S, both figuratively(the Revolutionary War) and literally(the Louisiana Purchase).
yet no one claims a debt to mother africa for sprouting life

even if yer statements above panned out, the "in debt" ideal, i believe, has to do with time -- specifically lifetimes. anyone alive during the revolution and/or the louisiana purchase is now long gone; a memory swallowed by history. conversely, there are quite a large (allbeit diminishing) number of americans who actively took place in the "ass saving" of france -- an event as recent and modern as color tv.

similarly, there are a decent number of living frenchmen whose asses have been saved by said americans.

thus, the notion of a debt.

(not the idea that something was done only to receive something in return... but more so the "how could you have forgotten what was done for you" mentality)

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Originally posted by Animalman:
That all being said, the French are jackasses. End of story.
ill buy that.