SilverNRed Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Link Philippe Grangereau in France's Liberation"Bush is completely out of his depth in this disaster. Katrina has revealed America's weaknesses: its racial divisions, the poverty of those left behind by its society, and especially its president's lack of leadership." Jean-Pierre Aussant in France's Le Figaro "This tragic incident reminds us that the United States has refused to ratify the Kyoto accords. Let's hope the US can from now on stop ignoring the rest of the world. If you want to run things, you must first lead by example. Arrogance is never a good adviser!" Emmanuel Todd, Le Figaro American neo-conservatism is not alone to blame. What seems to me more striking is the way this America that incarnates the absolute opposite of the Soviet Union is on the point of producing the same catastrophe by the opposite route. Communism, in its madness, supposed that society was everything and that the individual was nothing, an ideological basis that caused its own ruin. Today, the United States assures us, with a blind faith as intense as Stalin's, that the individual is everything, that the market is enough and that the state is hateful. The intensity of the ideological fixation is altogether comparable to the Communist delirium. This individualist and inequalitarian posture disorganizes American capacity for action. The real mystery to me is situated there: how can a society renounce common sense and pragmatism to such an extent and enter into such a process of ideological self-destruction? Thanks for the input, France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 LinkThanks for the input, France. 499108[/snapback] your welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 your welcome 499173[/snapback] What is it now? Two week straights of race riots in France? Oh the juicy irony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASCI Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 your welcome 499173[/snapback] No problem And Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNRed Posted November 10, 2005 Author Share Posted November 10, 2005 Link French TV says: "Stop paying attention to France!" One of France's leading TV news executives has admitted censoring his coverage of the riots in the country for fear of encouraging support for far-right politicians. Jean-Claude Dassier, the director general of the rolling news service TCI, said the prominence given to the rioters on international news networks had been "excessive" and could even be fanning the flames of the violence. Mr Dassier said his own channel, which is owned by the private broadcaster TF1, recently decided not to show footage of burning cars. "Politics in France is heading to the right and I don't want rightwing politicians back in second, or even first place because we showed burning cars on television," Mr Dassier told an audience of broadcasters at the News Xchange conference in Amsterdam today. Good to know that no matter where you're from in the world, if you're a reporter, you're probably an a-hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typical TBD Guy Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 your welcome 499173[/snapback] Dear French apologists, The irony will only get juicier in the coming decades. France's birth rate is too low to sustain itself, not without Muslim immigration. But since the Muslim immigrants prefer to live off of welfare instead of finding jobs and paying into the system, at some point within the first half of this century France's government will find itself unable to support all of its social programs. Motherment can be a real b!tch sometimes, can't she? Sincerely, - KH, your internet neighborhood pal (and registered Libertarian). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Link French TV says: "Stop paying attention to France!" Good to know that no matter where you're from in the world, if you're a reporter, you're probably an a-hole. 499723[/snapback] No liberal bias there, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Dear French apologists, The irony will only get juicier in the coming decades. France's birth rate is too low to sustain itself, not without Muslim immigration. But since the Muslim immigrants prefer to live off of welfare instead of finding jobs and paying into the system, at some point within the first half of this century France's government will find itself unable to support all of its social programs. Motherment can be a real b!tch sometimes, can't she? Sincerely, - KH, your internet neighborhood pal (and registered Libertarian). 499833[/snapback] Tee hee! I love seeing the French get their comeuppance. Snooty, arrogant bastards. Where's Olivier when you need him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Where's Olivier when you need him? 499868[/snapback] He's a Red Sux fan too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Tee hee! I love seeing the French get their comeuppance. Snooty, arrogant bastards. Where's Olivier when you need him? 499868[/snapback] give them back the statue of liberty then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 give them back the statue of liberty then 499974[/snapback] Why? They certainly haven't earned it. Quite the opposite, methinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Why? They certainly haven't earned it. Quite the opposite, methinks. 500032[/snapback] how does someone earn receiving a gift they gave you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNRed Posted November 11, 2005 Author Share Posted November 11, 2005 give them back the statue of liberty then 499974[/snapback] Yeah, they earned it. "With liberty and socialism and unemployment and poverty for all!" How about instead of giving the statue back, we send over some nice shiny firetrucks? I have a feeling they'll be needing them for the next few, um, decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Yeah, they earned it. "With liberty and socialism and unemployment and poverty for all!" How about instead of giving the statue back, we send over some nice shiny firetrucks? I have a feeling they'll be needing them for the next few, um, decades. 500120[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 france = rj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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