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[โ€“] PugJesus@lemmy.world 66 points 2 weeks ago (13 children)

Explanation: After some three years of European powers brutally bludgeoning, bayoneting, machine-gunning, and using chemical weapons on each other in WW1, the Americans entered the war. We, of course, immediately indulged in the same bludgeoning, bayoneting, machine-gunning, and chemical weapons as every else did, but we also brought a large quantity of pump-action shotguns to the fight, with brutal effect in the tight confines of the trenches.

The German Empire lodged a formal complaint that the use of shotguns was against the laws of war due to the inhumane nature of the weapon. "Lol", said everyone else, "lmao"

[โ€“] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 46 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

Why did I feel a need to have a look at the comments though? ๐Ÿ˜ญ

[โ€“] Ethalis@jlai.lu 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ah yes, 1917's Germany, obviously led by radical leftist Nazi emperor Wilhelm II

[โ€“] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Checkmate, libtard.

Probably a troll though with the Tom Pfp

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