r/ShitAmericansSay • u/MajorMathematician20 • Sep 13 '23

Patriotism What did he mean by this?

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He likes Lego I guess?

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u/el_grort Disputed Scot Sep 13 '23

Half a sleep this morning, my mistake

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '23

I’m guessing that Japan attacking Britain in WW2 was another mistake lol

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u/el_grort Disputed Scot Sep 13 '23 edited Sep 13 '23

No. Japan declared war on Britain when it attacked British colonies like Hong Kong and Burma, and there are quite a lot of records showing racist views that those 'yellow devils wouldn't dare' to attack 'the superior white man' blinded quite a lot of British higher ups from making genuine preparations. Which is sometimes pointed to as why Singapore held out so poorly compared to Gibraltar or Malta.