yea except that the american bashing on this list isn't part of a media
campaign aimed at whipping up frenzy and focusing public attention on a
circus sideshow in order to distract from the lack of sane justification for
launching an international war.


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Beth Fleischer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: March 11, 2003 4:24 PM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: Re: RE: Freedom Fries anyone?
>
>
>The French bashing isn't any different than the stereotyping 
>american bashing that takes place on this list oh, about once 
>a week or so!
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Harkins,Patrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 11:04 am
>Subject: RE: Freedom Fries anyone?
>
>> Good for you for being the lone voice of dissent on this one Kevin!
>> 
>> i have to admit i was especially disturbed about it at first but 
>> now i'm
>> just disturbed about the whole thing
>> and I've gotten desensitized to the french-bashing...
>> 
>> this (light-hearted but insightful) article gives what I consider an
>> enlightened viewpoint on the situation:
>> 
>> http://www.news-
>> jrnl.com/NewsJournalOnline/Opinion/Editorials/opOPN3022503.htm
>> 
>> 
>> The whole thing is just so pathetically sad....
>> You know aside from the French newspaper headline mentioned in the 
>> abovelink, the French president was also one of the first foreign 
>> public figures
>> to make a speech of American support after Sept 11, and it was an 
>> eloquentand moving one....
>> 
>> and I beg to differ with Ray, the bashing is not directed at the 
>> Frenchgovernment, it is a widely-tarred brush....
>> 
>> Patrick
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Kevin Graeme [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >Sent: March 11, 2003 2:16 PM
>> >To: CF-Community
>> >Subject: RE: Freedom Fries anyone?
>> >
>> >
>> >I find the anti-Gallic sentiments lately extremely disturbing. 
>> >If it was
>> >anti-Semitic, people here would be up in arms.
>> >
>> >-Kevin
>> >
>> 
>> 
>
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