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[aidanstenson]

My grandfather was very young during World War II, in Dublin. According to him, at one point, the Nazis accidentally bombed Dublin thinking that it was London.

[davidnihill]

Ironically the Irish leader that passed on these was born in America 🤷🏻‍♂️

[tltrani]

I love this guy. He always makes me laugh so hard, I get a stomachache. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[MrLee-cypw]

I was hanging out with a German girl in Bangkok at an Indian restaurant. The waiter, upon learning that she is German, said "we love Hitler in India, I'm sorry your country lost to England."

[delaneysdog]

Can’t wait for your next L.A. show. Always the best laughter around!!!

[TonyTylerDraws]

Sterling Archer’s “Ireland was an Axis power” mix up

[sgtfluffyisbored]

‘Literally on bended knees, we asked him to remember all the Irish-Americans who had lost their lives [during the war], but because he had been to the United States embassy two weeks earlier to condole on the death of [President] Roosevelt, he was afraid of being accused of being partisan.’ TLDR if Ireland picked either side the brits were going to take over again

[PuppetierMaster]

I'm pretty sure the radio reports of London on fire made a lot of happy Irish people - A LOT OF HAPPY FACES

[Scuttlerofwhimsey]

Technically the condolences were offered to the ambassador not Germany, because of the bureaucratic nightmare that they were now in. It was one phone call, same we afforded the US when their president died earlier. Irish assistance to the allies in the war far outweighed any negative impact those condolences made. De Valera has a garden named after him in Israel at the end of the day.
Douglas Hyde though, he did feel sad that Hitler died

[siobhanm]

To clarify, technically the reason that De Valera sent condolences after Hitlers death is becuase we are militarily a neutral country. It does not mean that we were on the side of Hitler. Many Irish people fought with the Allies (British Army) during WW2.

[AcornFox]

knowing the irish it was either sarcastic af or a torrie plant 😅

[grace]

one option was objectively worse but the other one was *personal*

[kylefrear]

What you have to understand about WW2 from the Irish perspective is that on one side was a violent, imperialist, genocidal, authoritarian regime hell-bent on world domination, and on the other side were the Nazis.

[BooSpencer]

I can see how they would have felt that way, being occupied and all.

I worked with a Lady from India and she was taking a day off for a celebration. I asked what the holiday was for and she said it was for Indias independence from the British. I laughed and said my Welsh and Scottish ancestors would be so proud of you.

[joshuaneace]

My Argentinian grandfather Adolfo says thank you.

[louisebrigidobrien]

Officially neutral during the war. Then took in starving german children after the war, despite Ireland being a second world country at the time

[Idealist_Metaphor]

Ngl that seems reasonable. I think a lot of people forget some of the vast similarities of early Hitler rule and America or Britain around the 20s-30s as well.

[adamgrimsley]

Well kinda being neutral throughout the second world war is probably worse

[ordelian]

Weirdest part is they sent the condolences in the 60's

[ThirdLawPair]

Ireland doesn't like to acknowledge that some international conflicts have a clear aggressor that needs to be stopped. They are very committed to their anti-war stance in that way.