Chris Distefano
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It's just misinformation. Dude, even- It's fake news.
I read 1776. And then this book, The British Are Coming. And they basically were saying that even the Declaration of Independence, that was all made up by the founding fathers. They created this idea of like, oh, we want to be free from the British and independence. But like that wasn't when the Revolutionary War started, it was all they want.
I read 1776. And then this book, The British Are Coming. And they basically were saying that even the Declaration of Independence, that was all made up by the founding fathers. They created this idea of like, oh, we want to be free from the British and independence. But like that wasn't when the Revolutionary War started, it was all they want.
All the people were saying was, we just want to be taxed. If we're going to be taxed, we just want to be represented in parliament. That's it. because we don't want the British to leave. Because if you think about, put yourself in the mind of a colonist back then, besides like a select few like wild patriots, but most of the colonists. Hold up, I just got instantly racist.
All the people were saying was, we just want to be taxed. If we're going to be taxed, we just want to be represented in parliament. That's it. because we don't want the British to leave. Because if you think about, put yourself in the mind of a colonist back then, besides like a select few like wild patriots, but most of the colonists. Hold up, I just got instantly racist.
Dude, so these colonies, they just wanted to be taxed, right? They just wanted to be represented by parliament. But back then, they were like, if you were a colonist, you wanted the British because you had to the north, the French, who at that point wasn't on your side, and they would kill you and take your land. And then to the south, Spain, who definitely didn't like you. Yeah.
Dude, so these colonies, they just wanted to be taxed, right? They just wanted to be represented by parliament. But back then, they were like, if you were a colonist, you wanted the British because you had to the north, the French, who at that point wasn't on your side, and they would kill you and take your land. And then to the south, Spain, who definitely didn't like you. Yeah.
And then to the West, Native Americans who absolutely despised you. And the only thing stopping those three people from coming to kill you were the British. Because they were like, you do not fuck with Britain. That's a British subject. But then the war is going on, 1775 or whatever, all the soldiers, they did nine months, but they were like, dude, we got to go home.
And then to the West, Native Americans who absolutely despised you. And the only thing stopping those three people from coming to kill you were the British. Because they were like, you do not fuck with Britain. That's a British subject. But then the war is going on, 1775 or whatever, all the soldiers, they did nine months, but they were like, dude, we got to go home.
We're going to lose to these British fucks. We got to go home because we got our farms. We got to take care of our farms. Our wives are dying. Who knows? We have to go back. And they just started leaving in droves. So Washington, Thomas Paine, Common Sense was like a pamphlet, like the first viral thing that ever happened. George Washington told Thomas Paine, dude, you're like a great writer.
We're going to lose to these British fucks. We got to go home because we got our farms. We got to take care of our farms. Our wives are dying. Who knows? We have to go back. And they just started leaving in droves. So Washington, Thomas Paine, Common Sense was like a pamphlet, like the first viral thing that ever happened. George Washington told Thomas Paine, dude, you're like a great writer.
Why don't you make up, can you make up something to like galvanize these guys to come back? So they came up with, what if we change this messaging from taxation without representation to let's be free from the tyrannical Brits. Let's just be free from these fuckers. Don't you hate them? And then that messaging started to get into people's minds.
Why don't you make up, can you make up something to like galvanize these guys to come back? So they came up with, what if we change this messaging from taxation without representation to let's be free from the tyrannical Brits. Let's just be free from these fuckers. Don't you hate them? And then that messaging started to get into people's minds.
And then next thing you know, they're fighting the British. And they're like, this is not even what we wanted, but we just believed the fake news. And then obviously, as you know, Benjamin Franklin had to go over to Paris and bang some of King Louis' concubines to get in Louis' ear. And then he convinced the French to get into the war because the French hate the British more than anybody.
And then next thing you know, they're fighting the British. And they're like, this is not even what we wanted, but we just believed the fake news. And then obviously, as you know, Benjamin Franklin had to go over to Paris and bang some of King Louis' concubines to get in Louis' ear. And then he convinced the French to get into the war because the French hate the British more than anybody.
And then we won. But that was not, so it was fake news. That's what these books said. Really? Yeah. And that was the last time the French were tough. Yes. Dude, they got fucking steamrolled in World War II. They got fucking big. We got to talk about that for another day, but the French got absolutely fucking field goal kicked in World War II, and they were the number one seed.
And then we won. But that was not, so it was fake news. That's what these books said. Really? Yeah. And that was the last time the French were tough. Yes. Dude, they got fucking steamrolled in World War II. They got fucking big. We got to talk about that for another day, but the French got absolutely fucking field goal kicked in World War II, and they were the number one seed.
They were the number one army in the world.
They were the number one army in the world.
Dude, and another fun fact history with the French, like Dunkirk, when they got like steamrolled in Dunkirk and they almost lost everything, whatever. I read something that said one of the main, of course, Germany was this crazy army on a mission, whatever, but Hitler would not allow the German soldiers to get prostitutes.