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I cannot believe how hard I am rooting for France to...

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by Journeyman (3.9k points)
I cannot believe how hard I am rooting for France to help Germany get the bomb right now.

My ancestors would be so profoundly confused — and disturbed.

(Rightly! You think I wanted this!?)
https://bsky.app/profile/eliasisquith.blog/post/3ljiteuyuvk2v

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by Master (4.5k points)
 
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Opinion --- this is just what someone wants
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ago by Novice (940 points)
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Yes, this is an opinionated statement above, exactly as you mention leading into what someone wants out of a cause. There is a some articles talking about the statement if the one who posted this statement or even anyone else would like to read a little more into the meaning of this opinion.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c871e41751yo

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/03/04/expansion-of-french-and-british-nuclear-umbrella-in-europe-is-attracting-interest_6738810_4.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/05/donald-trump-volodymyr-zelenksyy-ukraine-russia-greenland-tariffs-europe-live-news
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by Newbie (430 points)
This is not a fact - it is an opinion. The link you included is to a Twitter post with the same text.
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ago by Novice (520 points)

When starting out this fact check I looked at who was posting the content and found that the person is a part of a podcast and post mainly about their personal opinions on political views. The post is an opinion that has no claims to back up the statement. There is also a bit of irony in the statement when they are rooting for Germany to have the "bomb." I did find some articles that talk about how France is thinking about extending their nuclear umbrella. 

Schofield, H. (2025a, March 5). France is considering extending its nuclear umbrella to Europe. but can it? | CBC news. CBCnews. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/france-nuclear-europe-1.7476724

Chevreuil, A., & Horschig, D. (2025, March 4). Can France and the United Kingdom replace the U.S. Nuclear Umbrella?. CSIS.

 https://www.csis.org/analysis/can-france-and-united-kingdom-replace-us-nuclear-umbrella

Schofield, H. (2025, March 6). France has a nuclear umbrella. could its European allies fit under it?. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c871e41751yo 

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