Explanation: During Napoleon's wars on the continent, he made a 'Rhine Confederation' of German states to pay lip service to the idea of German nationalism and unity, under Napoleon as 'protector', of course. It was totally independent and sovereign and definitely not just a puppet ally to provide troops and supplies for Napoleon's continuing conquests.
The only accounts I use are ones with the name "PugJesus"
The complaint here is not that the headline is misleading; the complaint here is that the headline is true and reality is fucked.
By Jove, you've cracked the code
Precious!
(and become banned from the Threadiverse)!
Only the shitty parts
Do you... do you think that's the current pressing issue
that current events are being 'overblown'?
Sometimes we pretend that the electorate cares.
Then we're generally disappointed.
Him, the senile orange, and their bootlickers.
My password is 'friend', should I change it? I feel like it keeps all the nasty visitors out while letting the good folk inside.
A classic
Isn't the running joke nowadays that Germany dominates the EU?
THE EU IS GERMANY'S REVENGE