Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [MLUG][DISCUSSION] Another reason not to be like France

["Jonathan King" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Actually, I was more curious about your opinions than Mike's.

jking


On 4/16/08, Vern Green <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> Well Jonathan, it appears you have your answer... I don't even have to
> think, Mike can do it for me...
>
> On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 9:36 AM, Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 16 Apr 2008, Jonathan King wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 7:38 AM, Vern Green <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> > >
> > > http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2273909,00.html
> > > >
> > > > Since when did it become a racial hate crime to speak out against a
> > > > religion?
> > > >
> > > > Apparently France does not have a first ammendment equivalent.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Lack of a real first amendment is certainly one thing I would not like
> > > to see us emulate. I could go either way on the 1% tax to support
> culture.
> > > But you seem to have a long list of issues with France, but I am not
> sure
> > > what they are. Could you elaborate?
> > >
> >
> >
> > Ha!  Of course you know what to expect next.  Let's see how close I can
> > get...
> >
> > In the years after 9/11, France did not support the invasion of Iraq and
> > the conservative bloggers and talk radio crowd went crazy on them for it.
> > Some conservatives in Congress started referring to "freedom fries"
> instead
> > of french fries.  These attackers then came up with something on the
> French
> > that would stick:  The French hadn't managed to defend their country
> against
> > the Nazis in WWII.  We had to save them, it is said, so they owe us.
> >  Supposedly the French cave in easily, are weak and need our protection --
> > that's the conservative talking point on France.  It's a country of
> > sniveling, dependent weaklings who think their great food and high culture
> > make them better than us.  Pansies!  They only exist because we let them
> > exist!
> >
> > Given what we know now about the greatness of the Iraq war and occupation
> > and all the wonderous things it has done for our country, the French must
> be
> > really embarrassed.  What a huge mistake they were making!  How could they
> > have thought to question our claim about WMD?  They are just sooo
> arrogant.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
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>
> --
> Thanks
> F Vernon Green
>

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