• the_abecedarian@piefed.social
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    14 days ago

    It can be hard to start over in a new place when you don’t speak the language or have any ties. You might be killed by locals if they think you’re a spy. If your army caught you, they would have you killed.

    • Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldOP
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      13 days ago

      Lets say WW2 and we free France what prevents me from saying fuck this I am staying in France where they at least used to love Americans?

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        13 days ago

        in France where they at least used to love Americans?

        I don’t think this is accurate also after what US troops did in France post normandy… this is tone deaf

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          13 days ago

          Back the train up yes I am US went to school in US and never even heard about Troops doing messed up things. I mean no sarcasm in this btw. Can you provide some links on what you are referring to?

      • the_abecedarian@piefed.social
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        13 days ago

        Assuming your service ended at that point and you were free to leave, it’d certainly be easier than deserting into enemy territory. France just after WW2 was pretty war-torn and full of refugees, so it wouldn’t have been the easiest place to live for the first several years at least.