Don’t forget he also reinstated slavery throughout the French empire, which had been banned by the Republic he toppled. He also led thousands upon thousands to their death and caused massive loss of life in Europe. He did some good, but his legacy is definitely mixed to say the least

So what’s the issue about that again?

I can’t see any context where those two sentences wouldn’t be awful

France refused asylum to Snowden when the US thew their weight around

I just use one of these bad boys

“Why should we solve the world’s problems for free? The rest of the world should pay us!”

The UD absolutely could, but Microsoft couldn’t without facing massive legal trouble. That is, if the US legal system follows through and actually enforces EU court orders.

Regardless, unless specifically being forced to do so by the US, Microsoft wouldn’t have any reason to leave a billions-dollars market

The Chevalier d’Eon disagrees with your timeline https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevalière_d’%C3%89on

Touché

I don’t know, I might intellectually understand that morals are relative to a culture and that even our concept of universal human rights is an heritage of our colonial past and, on some level, trying to push our own values as the only morality that can exist. On a gut level though, I am entirely unable to consider that LGBT rights, gender equality or non-discrimination aren’t inherently moral.

I don’t think holding these two beliefs is weird, it’s a natural contradiction worth debating and that’s what I would expect from an ethics teacher

I think you can call her the fediverse chick

What’s even funnier is that the MEP in question was (probably falsely) accused of being paid by the CIA to be a pro-american mole in the French Left last year

Wine and champagne? Bernard Arnault must be glad he supported Trump

What’s a chicken biscuit though?

I’ve never seen anyone cutting ham this way either

I finally got it too, I was almost getting a bit offended to be the only one not considered a valuable mark

France says hi

Alright I’ll do it

One of the consultates they’re planning on closing in France is the one in Strasburg. You know, the second seat of the EU parliament after Brussels

At this point burning cars is just as much part of french culture as the baguette