¡Hoy es el Cinco de Mayo!

[Darunia]

Darunia, given that they executed Maximillian (firing squad.), I think that in the end the Mexicans won...

Maximillian who France withdrew support from and chose to stay there by himself? Mexico deposed him. France left because of American intervention. Mexico could never militarilly best any country. Even Canada could (probably) hold its own against them!


Given the rich, long history of France and the short, concise history of Mexico, I say that the Mexican's have all the right to celebrate. If they had been around for as long of the French, well then...

So you're saying that the longer the country has been established, the better fighters they are. Not at all neccessarilly; in fact, I'd say that a young nation is more prone to fight well; take the United States. A country fighting for its independence will always fight harder than a nation fighting to control another one. Thus, Mexico's single, minor victory is pitifully, and the fact that they celebrate it SOOO much is sad. It'd be like America celebrating the Battle of New Orleans every year with a huge, trumped up kegger.