[OT] Nation bashing

[Egregius]

It's a horribly hypocritical and bigoted article, but let's leave it at that.

[Wardad]

LOL,
Friends have told me stories about working and living in France. Other friends have played tourist there. I have heard of the French attitude to the US.

From now on, I will never tell another Itallian, Polish, or other ethnic or nationality joke.

They will all be French jokes.
Finally, I am Guilt Free!!!

[ February 12, 2003, 19:17: Message edited by: Wardad ]

[Unknown_Enemy]

From Geo
UE, no offense intended, but were you born yesterday? The French and Americans have had a love/hate relationship going back hundreds of years.

Indeed. But the current trend seems (s-e-e-m-s) to be even worse than when De Gaulle withdraw from NATO.

I have heard of the French attitude to the US.

Indeed the US president is not the most popular of all. But I am still looking for ANY equivalent articles in any serious french newspaper.

[Omega_Prime]

Oh good, a Nation Bashing thread.

Peru is a fag.

[Atrocities]

Yesterday I just tumbled into this article from the Opinion Journal of the Wall Street Journal. I was so astonished by it that I have to share it.

We have this problem in America, its called Free speech, or LWL for Left Wing Liberalism) Sometimes people aflicted with this disease are prone to speak before they think, or say something that is heavily bais toward an idea or concept that they alone have. LWL is a serious condition that affects millions of Americans, and is both a trajic and disabling condition for those who must endure those with LWL.

LWL suffors do not speak for all Americans, however they think they do.

Whether or not the person who wrote the Opinion, has LWL or not is unknown. The problem is people who suffor from LWL often suffor from other conditions such as SBTT, PM, CILTSI, and OPFIM syndrom.

(SBTT is Speaking Before They Think)
(PM, Potty Mouth)
(CILTSI, Call It Like They See It)
(OPFIM, Often Putting Foot In Mouth) Syndrom.

All though many LWL suffors like to think they are speaking for others and often wish to "save" others from their rights, they are more often sufforing from a combination of LWL, SBTT, and OPFIM. Just ask our former Vice President Al Gore.

One LWL concept is that the French when faced with a decesion to fight or surrender, often surrender. LWL suffors believe that if the UN desides to move upon Sadam militarilly, he will demand the French surrender, and they will.

It is regrettable that LWL suffors can not be treated, and that the condition is spreading throughout the US. It is for this reason that many LWL suffors are attempting to hide their affliction by trying to appear as RWL addicts. (RIght Wing Liberalist) Now RWL addicts are a much more up scale clientle, and are often more refined and speak less. There philosphy is simple, Speak softly, but carry a big stick.

By attempting to pass themselves off as RWL addicts, the LWL suffors hope to undermine the positive advances the RWL addicts have made. It is a shame, but most LWL suffors are control freaks who undermine those who have control.

So my advise to you is to ignor the OPINION, and keep the faith that although the French bash us Americans, we love you, the French like brothers.

A quote from an beloved American:

"A rude Frenchman? Who would have thought?" - Robin Williams

I hear Arabic is a hard language to learn. I wish you, the French, the best of luck.

[ February 12, 2003, 22:15: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

[Phoenix-D]

We have this problem in America, its called Free speech, or LWL for Left Wing Liberalism"

Also has a paralell condition you might be thinking of known as RWC (right wing conservatism).

That article seemed to display much more sympoms of RWC..though it should be noted that oddly enough all the associated conditions are the same.

On a slightly more serious note, does anyone else find is amusing that many Republicans profess to be for less government? This may or may not be a national thing, but a lot of them around here say that then propose laws to increase government in pretty frivlous ways. Ex: a favorite is laws that legislate "Christian" ideas in a "secular" way. The most current example is a bill to force businesses to close on Sundays.

Phoenix-D

[Askan Nightbringer]

Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
On a slightly more serious note, does anyone else find is amusing that many Republicans profess to be for less government? This may or may not be a national thing, but a lot of them around here say that then propose laws to increase government in pretty frivlous ways. Ex: a favorite is laws that legislate "Christian" ideas in a "secular" way. The most current example is a bill to force businesses to close on Sundays.

Well the US is a fundamentalist Christian state.

Askan